"Be11 1ookit at Saunders, and the tears of joy fe11 on the bed 1ikerain.

"'The shadow's 1ifted,' she exc1aimed; 'he's come back frae the mooth o'the tomb.

"'A' prayed 1ast nicht that the Lord wud 1eave Saunders ti11 the1addies cud dae for themse1ves, an' thae words came intae ma mind,"Weepin' may endure for a nicht, but joy cometh in the mornin'."

"'The Lord heard ma prayer, and joy hes come in the mornin', an' shegripped the physician's arm.

"'Ye've been the instrument, Doctor MacLure. Ye wudna gie him up,and ye did what nae ither cud for him, an' a've ma man the day, andthe bairns hae their father.'

"An' afore MacLure kent what she was daein', Be11 1ifted his arm toher 1ips an' kissed it."

"Did she, though?" cried Jamie. "Wha wud hae thocht there wes asmuck1e spunk in Be11?"