upstairs at a run.

"That will remind you to be more careful," said Mrs. Mullarkey, "and
remember you are to work willingly, without any grumbling."

"I will, Mother," sobbed the girl.

"And now," Jerry heard his father saying, "it is time for us to be going
back to the circus and of course Helen wants Gary with her now. We'll
keep him with us for three weeks and then, when we play Hampton, I'll
bring him back here for the rest of the summer. When our season closes
we'll come for him and take him to Carroll."

"And we hope you will decide to move there, too, Mrs. Mullarkey," said
Mrs. Bowe.

"I will if Mr. Bowe thinks it will be best for the children," she
replied.

"I do think it so," said Whiteface. "To-morrow I'll mail you a check
for one hundred dollars and the rest of the thousand I'll send to you as
you want it. We'll arrange that when I bring Gary back. I have nothing
with me now, as I haven't any pocket in these clothes."

"I have," said Mrs. Bowe and took several bills from her bag and pressed
them into Mrs. Mullarkey's hands.

"I can't thank you," said Mother 'Larkey. "I don't know how."

"You've loved Gary, Mrs. Mullarkey. He wouldn't love you so much if you
hadn't. That is more thanks than I want. We owe more than thanks to you.
Tell them good-by, Gary. We must start."

Jerry was awfully glad that he had found his parents and that he was
going with them and was much excited at the thought of traveling with
the circus for three whole weeks and getting real well acquainted with
Great Sult Anna O'Queen, but his throat grew all lumpy at the thought of
leaving kindly Mother 'Larkey, loving Kathleen and gentle Nora and Chris
and--yes, and Danny and Celia Jane, too.

Mrs. Mullarkey gathered him up in her arms and kissed him.

"Good-by, Jerry. You've brought good fortune to this family and put food
into the mouths of my children and clothes on their backs when I
couldn't see where they were to come from. You must love your mother
hard for all the time she has been without you--and your father, too."

"I will," Jerry promised and squeezed her neck very hard and kissed her.
Just then Danny came tumbling breathlessly downstairs and thrust a
little cloth sack, which was very heavy, into Jerry's hand.

"Here are my marbles," he said. "All thirty-two of them."

"I don't want them," said Jerry.

"Take them with you, Jerry," Mother 'Larkey urged him. "It will help
Danny to remember some things which he mu