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her hand on his head in that way that 

 always made a lump come into the boy's 

 throat, " when you get out doors you just 

 take the ten acre lot and roll from one 

 end to the other, and if you lop down 

 every spear of grass in the whole lot, I 

 shan't care a cent, and if Uncle Ephraim 

 says anything about it, why I'll send him 

 to bed without his supper." 



They both had a good laugh at the 

 idea of Uncle Ephraim's going to bed 

 without his supper, and Peter looked 

 forward more than ever to the day when 

 he should get out of doors. 



The following day he surprised Aunt 

 Ruth even more than he had by asking 

 about the cop. 



" Aunt Ruth," he said, when she had 

 made him comfortable for the morning 

 on the porch, ** do you and Uncle Eph- 

 raim keep angels ?" 



