brought up children she ever saw."

"Every word you say convinces me more and more that the Merediths
belong to the race that knows Joseph," said Mistress Anne
decidedly.

"When all is said and done, they DO," admitted Miss Cornelia.
"And that balances everything. Anyway, we've got them now and we
must just do the best we can by them and stick up for them to the
Methodists. Well, I suppose I must be getting down harbour.
Marshall will soon be home--he went over-harbour to-day--and
wanting his super, man-like. I'm sorry I haven't seen the other
children. And where's the doctor?"

"Up at the Harbour Head. We've only been home three days and in
that time he has spent three hours in his own bed and eaten two
meals in his own house."

"Well, everybody who has been sick for the last six weeks has
been waiting for him to come home--and I don't blame them. When
that over-harbour doctor married the undertaker's daughter at
Lowbridge people felt suspicious of him. It didn't look well.
You and the doctor must come down soon and tell us all about your
trip. I suppose you've had a splendid time."

"We had," agreed Anne. "It was the fulfilment of years of
dreams. The old world is very lovely and very wonderful. But we
have come back very well satisfied with our own land. Canada is
the finest country in the world, Miss Cornelia."