A JOYFUL REUNION



zese cheeldrens. Madre Dio! How fine to 'ave
cheeldren! "
  "Ain't we ever goin' to finish our supper"
Uncle Henry wanted to know; but his tone was not
querulous; it was plaintively sweet, and it held
a note of invitation for everyone.
  Laughing, they all sat down, but not before Pe-
dro had been asked in. The frightened cook--the
same who had been drunk that fatal evening when
Pancho first arrived-scurried here and there,
eager to serve the distinguished guest.
  "You all right!" Lopez told him. "Never fear,
so long as you bring me good 'ot coffee! "
  And, happy as the babies, they all fell to; and it
was Pancho himself who was asked to cut Mrs.
Quinn's big cake.
  "First time I use a knife in long while! " he
laughed, as he stood up to the job. "Now we all
eat much; an' mebbe give some to leetle Pancho
and Panchita too, eh"



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