The Doers Part 23

"Oh," said David.

That was the first time d.i.c.k had told him that he had a baby sister.

d.i.c.k had already started up to his house, but he stopped and turned around.

"Good-bye, David," he said.

"Good-bye, d.i.c.k," said David.

And d.i.c.k turned again and hurried to the new house, but David stood, holding the handle of his cart and looking after him.

And he saw d.i.c.k's father come around the corner of the house and take d.i.c.k by the hand.

Then d.i.c.k's father stood for a minute looking at the house, as if he was afraid that he had forgotten something.

But he couldn't think of anything, and he and d.i.c.k began to walk away, and d.i.c.k was talking to his father and his father was smiling.

David stood still, watching them, until he couldn't see them any longer.

Then he began to gallop along toward his house, dragging his cart, and his shovel and his hoe rattled like everything in the bottom of it; and his cat ran on ahead, with her bushy tail sticking straight up in the air.

And that's the end of this book.

THE END