"Only that a rich lady gave her house and money, and that my Sunshine
Nurse is going to be there after this. I was going for my first trip to-
night."
"I wondered," said Douglas. "Mickey, when you get there, you'll find that
you've been there _before_."
"My eye!" cried Mickey.
"Fact! Mr. Minturn did put his foot down, and took his boys----" began
Douglas.
"Yes he was telling me this morning. That's what I get for stopping at the
first page. If I'd a-looked inside, bet I'd have known that long ago." "He
was telling you?" queried Douglas.
"Yes. I guess I must kind of shied at him 'til he noticed it; I didn't
_know_ I did, but he caught me and told me his troubles by force. We shook
hands to quit on. Say, he's just fine when you know him, and there doesn't
seem to be a thing on earth he wouldn't do for you, Miss Leslie. Why he
said if ever he found happiness again, and his home become what it should,
it would be because you were sorry for him, and fixed things."
"Mickey, did he really?" rejoiced the girl.
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