The gratitude in Davey's face was eloquent. "He did?"

"Uh-huh. Joe is just wonderful. We'll go there tomorrow--just me and

you and Joe will fix your leg."

Biddy saw the disappointment her words brought. Davey said, "That would

be just wonderful."

"You see its quite a long way from here. I came in the opposite

direction on purpose in case anybody followed me. I didn't want to lead

them to Joe and now it's getting pretty late."

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