was  glad  to  see  a  solitary  sprig  of  London
Pride,  which  stood  out  in  bold  relief  against
the  gray  post  by  the  little  garden  gate.  It
sent  a  bright  ray  of  encouragement  into  the
shadow  of  his  thoughts,  and  he  went  on  his
way  cheerfully.  He  told  himself  that  next
he  would  attend  to  the  wagon  wheels,  be-
cause he  should  need  to  start  early  in  the
morning,  in  order  to  get  home  before  the
heat  of  the  day  ;  it  was  a  hot  piece  of  road
from  here  to  the  south  village.  He  won-
dered idly  where  Warren  had  gone  ;  he  was
glad  he  had  not  asked  for  money  that  day,
but  he  had  done  questioning  his  son  about
his  plans,  or  even  the  reason  of  his  occa-
sional absences.
