"You can search me!" cried the boy, throwing out his hands in his familiar
gesture. "Why I just love to! I always helped mother! Pay? I'll pay all
right; the nice lady will say I do, and so will Peter. It's my most
important job to make her glad of me as I am of her. And if you put it up
to me, I'd a lot rather have my job than yours; and I bet I get more joy
from it for my family!"
"Croaker!" laughed Bruce.
"'Tain't going to be a scream for the fellow who comes short," warned
Mickey.
"So you're planning not to allow me to do anything for Lily?" inquired
Miss Winton.
"Well there's something you can do this minute if you'd like," said
Mickey. "I was going to hurry up and see my Sunshine Nurse, but it's a
long way to the new hospital, and you could do as well, if you would."
"Mickey, I'd love to. What is it? And may I see your family? You know I
haven't had a peep yet."
"Well soon now, you may," said Mickey. "You see I ain't quite ready."
"Mickey, what do you know about the new Elizabeth Home?" asked Douglas.
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