I am proud of Nell."
"And you, Dot? Why didn't you tell
me you needed-something-for-this
-day-especially?"
"Tell the man in the moon! All
the rest had their home friends. I
had nobody, not one of my tlood: not
one of the tAd life. Don't we need
strength to c:rry us through, when it
comes to that? Strangely n ough I
had been thinht.ng of you all 9ie night,
and all the morning; in fact, all this
commencement week."
"Had you, Dot?~
"Yes, and when I came opposite yo&
in the path I simply had to turn my
face."
"Did you kLow mer*
"Not at first. You had grown po
big and masterful, and your eyes
looked so cbmpelling, I was "tartled;
but when I hear, you call 'J)ot!' I
knew it wa' you. I tlougdt I should
^-11 on mry :' nesand 1 lock the t-he!
thing."
Again ,l 1 buricl her face in tbh
roe . "-', call this, 'i:e 'placid;' I
ca': this- .ll this--le.-ee; 'tis - tl:
de..rest spot on earth to me. :;N / I
must go c it, into ','ht r,.main of t~h4
Cay. More ti n 200 icpecirl people
i looking for r-e this minute." 2"s
gave 'it :ier hu:..:
"I mu t kao m<c n s about ya.
