"Dock, where I was?" asked Tim.

"No, I am sure I don't."

"And that's the very place where drop-people may fetch up. I was a
drop-taker once. I will sign, and God help me!"

"O he will," said Aunt Stanshy, encouragingly. Charlie now saw that her
eyes were redder than ever.

After the name of Timothy Tyler came the name of John Fisher.

"Now you will make those at home happy," said Will.

But only those with whom Tim made his home really knew how happy it made
them. How great was the change there! Young Tim speedily began to rally,
sitting up that very day, while Ann went round the house singing.

Charlie came up the next day with a delicacy from Aunt Stanshy for the
patient.

"Tell Aunt Stanshy to wipe out every thing, and we will start once more,"
was the message that Ann sent off by Charlie.

"It is all wiped out," was Aunt Stanshy's answer, and the two soon came
together and joined hands.

The barn-door toward the dock was now open, and, in a humble way, the firm
of "Tyler & Fisher" began business, drying their fish on the flakes
adjoining Aunt Stanshy's barn, while in the barn itself they stored their