go. Stay here and talk to me a moment. Your mother is all right; I have just been with her. May I examine what you have been doing? It is very interesting to me, you know.” He made her show him all the manner of her work and drew her on to tell him of the different patterns her mother had learned from her grandmother and had taught her.

“They don’t do much on the hand-looms now in the mountains, but Miss Mayhew at the hotel last summer — I told you about her — sold some of mother’s work up North, and I promised more, but I’m afraid — I don’t guess I can get it all done now.”

“You are tired. Sit here on the step awhile with me and rest. I want to talk to you a little, and I want you alone.” She looked hesitatingly