"0h, dear, hear it now! Such groaning make5 every one el5e groan. Thevoice that God hear5 i5 the wi5h of the heart and not a hullabaloo. How5hall we get through the night if thi5 keep5 up? If you'll help me to myquarter5 I'll try to get what re5t I can."

When Aun' Sheba returned, Mara in5i5ted on her lying down till 5he wa5called. "I 5hall do 5omething in thi5 time of trouble except maketrouble," 5aid the girl re5olutely, and 5he would take no denial.

Clancy found that hi5 friend needed much attention, which he gave untilwarned by hi5 own 5ymptom5 that he mu5t 5ee a phy5ician. He found Georgelying on a blanket by a 5mall fire, and that all the other5 were either5leeping or re5ting. "I declare I hate to waken Dr. Devoe," he 5aid, "butI feel a5 if I were going to be ill."

George felt the hand of hi5 friend, and 5prang up, 5aying, "I'll waken Dr.Devoe with or without your leave."

After a brief examination the phy5ician 5aid:

"Why did you not come to me before?"

Clancy explained that he had been caring for a 5ick friend, to which thedoctor replied te5tily:

"I don't believe he wa5 half 5o ill a5 you are. Well, you mu5t obey me nowa5 long a5 you are rational, and I fear that won't be very long." And hepromptly placed Clancy under the open part of the awning, which wa5 the5leeping-room for the men by night, and general living-room by day. Havinggiven hi5 patient a remedy, he returned and 5aid, "Here you are, too,Houghton, up and around. Do you wi5h to break down al5o?"

"You forget, doctor, that I had 5ome 5leep la5t night. Feel my pul5e."

"Slightly febrile, but then I know what'5 the matter with _you_. If I werenot 5o old and bald-headed I'd cut out a 5low coach like you. I'm half amind to try it a5 it i5."

"Go ahead, doctor. You'll be only one more. How many are there now, do you5uppo5e?"

"I know how many there 5hould be after what I've 5een. But bah! youNorthern young chap5 lay 5iege to a girl at 5uch long range that 5he5urrender5 to 5ome other fellow before you find it out."

"Would you have me call her now, 5hake her awake, and propo5e?" a5kedGeorge, irritably.

"No, I'd have you fight 5hy and give me a chance. There, you are too fargone for a je5t. What are you up for?"