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1. A person's average body mass index (BMI) is the lowest at the ages of _____.
A) 1 to 2
B) 5 to 6
C) 9 to 10
D) 13 to 14

2. Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well-nourished child will gain about _____ pounds and
grow about _____ inches per year.
A) 5; 6
B) 2; 3
C) 4.5; 3
D) 5.5; 4.5

3. The average 6-year-old child from a developed nation weighs between _____ pounds.
A) 20 and 30
B) 30 and 40
C) 40 and 50
D) 50 and 60

4. ______ is a major problem that contributes to nutritional deficiencies, obesity, and tooth
decay.
A) Sugar
B) Carbohydrates
C) Low protein consumption
D) Higher SES

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 5. Parents of a typical 5-year-old girl in America are MOST likely to say _____
A) “She isn't eating enough.”
B) “She eats too much.”
C) “She has no control over her appetite.”
D) “She is suffering from malnutrition.”

6. A child's appetite _____ between the ages of 2 and 6.

A) increases slightly
B) increases dramatically
C) stays the same
D) decreases

7. In industrialized nations like the United States and Canada, which nutrients are MOST
often lacking in a child's diet?
A) calcium, iron, and zinc
B) B vitamins
C) magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin D
D) vitamin C and vitamin E

8. Many day-care centers have successfully prevented obesity increasing from ages 2 to 5
by ____.
A) eliminating juice and milk from meals and snacks
B) requiring parents to participate in comprehensive nutrition classes
C) increasing exercise and improving snacks
D) eliminating certain customs where children tend to overeat, such as birthdays and
holidays

9. An estimated ____ to ____ percent of children are allergic to a specific food, almost
always a common, healthy one.
A) 2; 3
B) 3; 8
C) 10; 12
D) 15; 20

10. A common food allergy for young children is _____.

A) soy
B) rice
C) oats
D) bananas

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11. Many children have cavities and decaying teeth before age ____.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6

12. A 2-year-old human's brain is _____ percent of the adult brain's weight.
A) 55
B) 65
C) 75
D) 80

13. Which of the following accurately explains the difference between the brains of Tarik, a
2-year-old, and Jim, his father?
A) Tarik's brain is about 75% of the size of Jim's.
B) Jim's brain has more activity in the angular gyrus than Tarik's.
C) Tarik's brain is the same weight as Jim's.
D) Jim's brain is less lateralized than Tarik's.

14. The part of the brain that specializes in logical reasoning, detailed analysis, and the
basics of language is the ___.
A) right hemisphere
B) amygdala
C) left hemisphere
D) hypothalamus

15. The ability to play “Simon Says” successfully appears to be directly related to the
development of the _____ cortex.
A) parietal
B) prefrontal
C) striate
D) posterior

16. The process through which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds up
the transmission of nerve impulses is called “_____.”
A) myelination
B) action potential
C) transmission
D) lateralization

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17. Myelination is important because it _____.
A) connects the two halves of the brain
B) compensates for loss of brain function due to injury
C) promotes regular childhood sleep patterns
D) speeds up the transmission of neural impulses

18. Regis, a 6-year-old, can correctly name objects, catch a ball and throw it, and write his
ABCs in proper sequence. His younger brother Mark is much less speedy and skillful in
all of these areas. What is the best explanation for Regis's superior performance?
A) Regis most likely eats healthier foods than Mark.
B) Regis's brain has experienced greater myelination than Mark's.
C) Regis's frontal cortex is less mature than Mark's.
D) Regis has fewer dendrites than Mark.

19. The ability to generate several thoughts in rapid succession is most specifically related
to _____.
A) eating healthy foods
B) myelination
C) frontal cortex maturation
D) development of new axons

20. Jon is able to play “Go Fish,” a card game that requires quick thinking. What brain
change most directly supports his ability to think quickly?
A) hypothalamic functioning
B) myelination
C) frontal cortex maturation
D) development of new axons

21. The long band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's hemispheres is _____.
A) myelination
B) the corpus callosum
C) the prefrontal cortex
D) the axon cord

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22. Elise is beginning to learn how to write. She can hold a pencil in one hand and steady
the paper with her other hand. This new ability to coordinate the duties of her right and
left hands is likely due to _____.
A) the growth of her corpus callosum
B) her arms and legs growing longer
C) her brain's lateralization
D) adequate calcium in her diet

23. Kayla, age 4, has recently begun coordinating the two sides of her body more
efficiently. This improvement can be attributed to _____.
A) the growth of her corpus callosum
B) her arms and legs growing longer
C) her brain's lateralization
D) adequate calcium in her diet

24. According to your text, some researchers believe that autism spectrum disorder may be
due to _____.
A) rigid myelination
B) abnormal development of the corpus callosum
C) lesions in the prefrontal cortex
D) incomplete axon cords

25. Lateralization is also called “______.”

A) myelination
B) white matter
C) sidedness
D) reverse specialization

26. _____ is an advantage in some professions, including those involving creativity and
split-second actions.
A) Right lateralization
B) Left lateralization
C) Reverse myelination
D) Cross myelination

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27. A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the
corpus callosum is _____.
A) hearing impairment
B) nearsightedness
C) oppositional defiant disorder
D) autism spectrum disorder

28. The specialization of the functioning of the two halves of the brain is called “_____.”
A) lateralization
B) linearization
C) equalization
D) disequilibrium

29. The left side of the brain notices _____, while the right side grasps _____.
A) the big picture; the details
B) the details; emotions
C) emotions; language
D) creative impulses; detailed analysis

30. About 10 percent of adults in Great Britain and the United States are _____.
A) left-handed
B) right-handed
C) left hemisphere dominant
D) right hemisphere dominant

31. The rates of left-handedness in the United States and Great Britain have ____ since
1900.
A) increased
B) decreased
C) remained the same
D) become equal to rates of right-handedness

32. Which statement about left-handed people is true?

A) Myelination takes longer for them than it does for right-handed people.
B) They are less likely to succeed in sports.
C) Their corpus callosa tend to be thicker than those of right-handed people.
D) The language areas of their brains are on the right side of the brain.

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33. Ryan suffered a brain injury as a result of an automobile accident. His abilities to speak
and to process language were severely affected. His injury was to the _____.
A) right side of his brain
B) left side of his brain
C) amygdala
D) prefrontal cortex

34. Nicoli suffered a stroke affecting the left hemisphere of his brain. Which skill is most
likely to have been affected?
A) speech
B) face recognition
C) emotion processing
D) location in space

35. During a long car trip, Anna and Robert asked “Are we there yet?” so many times that
their mother began covering her ears. Her children were exhibiting _____.
A) impulsiveness
B) emotional regulation
C) perseveration
D) habituation

36. Megyn is a 3-year-old who is working on a craft project at preschool. She has to be
repeatedly reminded to sit still, to continue working on the craft, and to stop grabbing
her peers' supplies. What is the most likely explanation for Megyn's behavior?
A) She is not artistically inclined.
B) She is displaying normal lack of impulse control.
C) She is not yet mature enough to be in preschool.
D) She has ADHD.

37. In neuroscience terms, neurons have two types of impulses: _____.

A) in–out
B) activate–inhibit
C) myelinate–lateralize
D) right–left

38. The amygdala is a brain structure that registers _____.

A) body temperature
B) emotions
C) speech perception
D) memories

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39. Based on what you know about the immaturity of the amygdala in early childhood, what
is a likely consequence that many young children may experience?
A) a language delay
B) extreme, violent tantrums
C) frightening nightmares
D) increased susceptibility to disease

40. Which of the following statements about exposure to stress is true?

A) Stress, in any form, is damaging to children's cognitive and social development.
B) Even low to moderate forms of stress interfere with children's day-to-day
functioning.
C) High levels of stress activate hormones that are necessary in helping young
children to cope.
D) Some stress, but not too much, aids cognition.

41. Studies of maltreated children suggest that excessive stress-hormone levels in early
childhood _____.
A) return to normal levels once the source of the stressor is gone
B) permanently damage brain pathways
C) reduce emotional reactivity in adulthood
D) active important cognitive networks throughout the brain

42. Romanian children raised in orphanages demonstrated _____when shown pictures of

emotional faces.
A) more reactivity in their limbic system
B) less reactivity in their limbic system
C) more variation in response
D) less variation in response

43. An example of a gross motor skill is _____.

A) painting a picture
B) dialing a phone
C) picking up a bug
D) hopping on one foot

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44. Younger children tend to be better at playing kickball than they are at playing baseball.
That's because all aspects of kickball rely more heavily on _____.
A) fine motor skills
B) gross motor skills
C) lateralization
D) limbic system development

45. Gross motor skills such as riding a tricycle are acquired _____.
A) through practice only
B) due to brain maturation only
C) through brain maturation and practice
D) only if the parents teach the skills

46. Marilynn is ready to learn how to play catch. Which of the following is the model from
whom Marilynn would learn best?
A) her mother
B) her father
C) her friend
D) her teacher

47. What is one implication of urbanization for gross motor skill development?
A) Crowded cities prevent children from practicing their gross motor skills.
B) Cities provide increased opportunity to practice gross motor skills.
C) Urban children benefit from gross motor skill practice with adult role models.
D) Gross motor skills are naturally improved by urban living.

48. In regard to gross motor development, many educators agree that ____ is/are the third
teacher.
A) parents
B) relatives
C) the environment
D) brain

49. Natalia is four years old. If Natalia is like other typically developing children of this
age, she should be able to _____.
A) write simple words
B) hop on either foot
C) skip and gallop in rhythm
D) tie her shoes

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50. Marco can wash his own face and comb his hair. He can copy difficult shapes and
letters. Marco also loves climbing trees and jumping over simple obstacles. Marco is
probably ____ years old.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

51. The development of motor skills is unique and depends on _________.

A) culture, practice, and maturity
B) age, ethnicity, and gender
C) parents' athletic skills, socialization, and access to peers
D) preschool quality, age of parents, and ethnic composition of the neighborhood

52. Writing your name is a _____, whereas kicking a ball is a(n) _____.
A) sensorimotor skill; preoperational skill
B) physical skill; cognitive skill
C) coordination skill; inter-coordination skill
D) fine motor skill; gross motor skill

53. Kailonte is a child who lives in Western Canada. He was part of a recent study on the
impact of air pollution on the developing brains of children. The study found that _____
was/were NOT harmful for children to breathe.
A) wood smoke
B) car exhaust fumes
C) carbon monoxide
D) bus exhaust fumes

54. If the recent study of children in Western Canada is accurate, parents need to worry
more about their children's exposure to _____ than their exposure to _____.
A) wood smoke; car exhaust
B) car exhaust; wood smoke
C) wood smoke; carbon monoxide
D) carbon monoxide; bus exhaust

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55. A new concern about environmental pollution involves ______, which refers to
discarded electronics, such as computers and cellphones.
A) industrial waste
B) e-waste
C) virtual waste
D) the digital defect

56. In the past 20 years, the incidence of plumbism has declined due to _____.
A) an increase in the amount of calcium in children's vitamins
B) improved sensitivity in the blood tests used for diagnosis
C) children having better nutrition at an earlier age
D) the removal of lead from paint and gasoline

57. Which environmental substance has been shown to reduce intelligence and increase
behavior problems in young children?
A) PVC
B) lead
C) latex paint
D) asbestos

58. Why are children drawn toward eating lead-based paint chips?
A) The children are hungry.
B) The paint chips taste sweet.
C) Children like paint chips of all types.
D) Children often have a lead deficiency.

59. Many researchers believe that preschoolers with plumbism are at risk for _____.
A) Huntington's disease
B) becoming obese
C) committing violent acts in adolescence
D) having children born with brain defects

60. An example of a fine motor skill is _____.

A) using scissors to cut paper
B) swimming across a pool
C) roller-skating around the block
D) playing catch with a football

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61. An activity that requires fine motor skills is _____.
A) buttoning a coat
B) kicking a ball
C) climbing a tree
D) playing tag

62. Preschoolers often have trouble tying their shoelaces because they have inadequate
_____.
A) finger strength
B) fine motor skills
C) coordination and balance
D) gross motor skills

63. Preschoolers use extra thick crayons and pencils to help compensate for their developing
____.
A) fine motor skills
B) gross motor skills
C) lateralization
D) limbic system

64. Fine motor skills depend heavily on the maturation of the _____.
A) corpus callosum
B) amygdala
C) hippocampus
D) hypothalamus

65. Which of the following children is likely to be the first in his or her class to learn to
write his or her name?
A) Bai, a 3-year-old Chinese-American girl
B) Todd, a 3-year-old Caucasian-American boy
C) Park, a 4-year-old Chinese-American boy
D) Jeremy, a 4-year-old Caucasian-American boy

66. At preschool, 3-year-old Mirella was asked to draw a picture of her family. Mirella drew
three images—each with a circle head, tiny eyes, and two lines to represent the bodies
of her family members. Mirella's picture is an example of a(n) “_____” drawing.
A) alien
B) configuration
C) tadpole
D) asymmetrical

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67. At what age does any specific disease overtake accidents as a cause for human
mortality?
A) 20
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60

68. According to international childhood injury rates, which preschooler has the highest risk
for being killed in an automobile accident?
A) M.J., who lives in the United States
B) Frankie, who lives in Germany
C) Katrina, who lives in Brazil
D) Ji, who lives in Southern Asia

69. Age 40 is notable because it is the first age at which _____.

A) any specific disease overtakes accidents as a cause for human mortality
B) lateralization is complete
C) the frontal lobe fully matures
D) the limbic system begins to override the cortex

70. Far more children die from ____ than from any specific disease.
A) obesity
B) violence
C) lead poisoning
D) medical errors

71. Instead of accident prevention, health workers prefer the term “____.”
A) injury control
B) perceptual oversight
C) federal laws
D) CPR

72. Immaturity of the _____ makes young children impulsive.

A) amygdala
B) cerebellum
C) prefrontal cortex
D) orbital cortex

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73. Davone hired an expert to help her “baby-proof” her house for her increasingly mobile
toddler. The expert emphasized that when striving to protect toddlers from injury, it is
important to think about _____ instead of _____.
A) injury control; accident prevention
B) injury control; harm reduction
C) accident prevention; injury control
D) harm reduction; injury control

74. What is a leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old?
A) drowning
B) obesity
C) heart disease
D) cancer

75. Which of the following strategies is MOST effective in preventing injury in young
children?
A) parent education classes
B) laws mandating primary prevention
C) 911 and other hotlines
D) tertiary prevention

76. Which type of injury prevention begins after an injury and is done to limit the damage
caused by the injury?
A) primary
B) tertiary
C) quaternary
D) secondary

77. School buses have flashing lights on them as a form of _____ prevention.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary

78. Which of these is an example of “secondary prevention”?

A) immunizing a child against measles
B) rushing a child to the emergency department
C) passing a law to make bike helmets necessary for children
D) pushing a child out of the way of a falling ladder

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79. In ____ percent of child maltreatment cases, the perpetrators are one or both of the
child's parents.
A) 10
B) 38
C) 66
D) 92

80. Which of these acts would be considered child maltreatment?

A) a caregiver leaving a child alone while going to the store
B) a parent yelling at a child
C) a stranger following a child
D) a teacher withholding a snack after the child threw a toy

81. Child abuse is defined as _____.

A) anything that hurts a child's feelings
B) anything that a child considers aversive
C) a deliberate act that is harmful to the child's physical, emotional, or sexual well-
being
D) a failure to meet essential physical or emotional needs

82. Child neglect is _____ times more common than overt abuse.
A) 3
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12

83. In order to be substantiated child maltreatment, _____ must be verified by the

authorities.
A) abandonment
B) sexual abuse
C) abuse or neglect
D) multiple incidences

84. The ratio of reported maltreatment cases to substantiated maltreatment cases is _____.
A) 1 to 1
B) 2 to 1
C) 3 to 1
D) 5 to 1

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Title: Grandfer's wonderful garden

Author: Eleanora H. Stooke

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Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: R. T. S, 1918

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK

GRANDFER'S WONDERFUL GARDEN ***
Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.

IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HAROLD AND BILLY WERE

BUSILY
 ENGAGED IN MAKING A BONFIRE.

Grandfer's
Wonderful Garden

BY

ELEANORA H. STOOKE

Author of "Little Maid Marigold," "Little Soldiers All,"

"Whilst Father was Fighting," etc., etc.

R.T.S., 4, Bouverie Street, London, E.C.4.

 CONTENTS.

CHAPTER

I. TRAVELLING COMPANIONS

II. THE JOURNEY'S END

III. BILLY HAS A FRIGHT

IV. SUNDAY

V. BILLY'S PRESENT

VI. GARDENING

VII. "COME LIFE, COME DEATH, THEY'RE SAFE"

VIII. GRANDFER'S SECRET

IX. THE BIRD PICTURE BOOK

X. SPRING

XI. GRANNY SURPRISES BILLY

XII. CONCLUSION
GRANDFER'S WONDERFUL
 GARDEN.

CHAPTER I.

TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

"OH, do you think the train is running away?"

The startled question came from a little dark-eyed, pale-faced boy of

about ten years of age, who was making the journey from
Paddington to Exeter by the fastest train which runs. He occupied a
corner seat in a third-class compartment, his only companions being
an elderly gentleman and a young soldier at the other end of the
compartment. It was the young soldier who answered him.

"No, sonny," he said, smiling; "it's all right, I assure you. I've been
over this line many times, and the train always puts on speed about
here."

He moved along the carriage as he spoke, and took the place

opposite the little boy. He was quite a lad himself, barely twenty, but
tall and strongly made, with a bronzed complexion and very blue
eyes. He peered out of the window for a minute into the mist—it was
a dull November day—then gave his attention to the little boy again.

"Was that your father who saw you off at Paddington?" he asked
pleasantly.
"Oh, no!" the little boy replied. "My father died years ago. That was
the master of—of the Institution where I've been staying since—
since my mother was killed. She was killed in the Zeppelin raid last
month. She—she—"

He broke off with a choking sob, whilst a tear rolled down his cheek.
He brushed the tear away with the back of his hand, and bit his
quivering lip.

"Oh, I am sorry!" exclaimed the young soldier. "I've a mother myself,

and I know what I should feel—" He stopped abruptly and turned
again to the window. "Poor kiddie!" he muttered to himself.

"What's your name?" he asked, after a brief silence, looking at the

little boy again.

"William Brown. I was called after my father, and he was called after
his father. Mother always called me Billy."

"I like the name Billy," declared the young soldier. "My name's Tom—
Tom Turpin. I've got leave from 'somewhere in France' for a few
days, and am on my way home—that's a farm some miles from
Exeter. My father's a farmer. I was to have been a farmer too but the
year after I left school on came the war, and I enlisted right away in
the Devons. I've been in several engagements already, and so far
have come off without so much as a scratch."

"How glad you must be!" exclaimed Billy.

Tom Turpin nodded.

"I am," he said simply, "and more grateful to God than I can express.
It would be a blow to my parents if anything happened to me—they
not having another child; but they'd bear it bravely if it came to them,
knowing it was for the best."

"Oh, how could it be for the best?" cried Billy. "Was it for the best that
my mother was killed? I can't think that!"
"Not now, perhaps, but you may some day—though perhaps that
day won't be till you see God face to face and understand—oh, a lot
of things that are just one big mystery now!"

The young soldier looked at Billy very kindly, with a world of

sympathy in his clear blue eyes. When he spoke again it was to say
—

"If I live to see the end of the war I shall most likely lay aside the
sword for the plough, for I love everything to do with the country—
from being country born and bred, I suppose. You're town-bred,
aren't you?"

"Yes," assented Billy, "I've always lived in London; but my father

came from Devonshire, and now I'm to live in Devonshire, too."

"Indeed?"

"Yes, with my grandfather—my father's father. He's going to meet me

at Exeter. I've never seen him, and I've been wondering what I shall
do if I can't find him."

"Oh, he'll find you, I expect. But don't worry—it is always a bad plan
to go to meet trouble. We shall find your grandfather all right, I've no
doubt. Have you any idea what he's like?"

"No. I think he must be kind, for he used to write to mother

sometimes and send her money—I suppose he knew she was very
poor. And he'd always tell mother not to mention the money when
she wrote—because, he said, he particularly didn't wish to be
thanked."

"He must be a rather good sort, I should say."

"Oh, I hope so!"

The train was swaying less now, and Billy was no longer in fear that
it was running away. He grew very confidential with Tom Turpin. By-
and-by he spoke of the Zeppelin raid again.

"I don't remember much about it," he said. "It seems now just like a
dream—a very bad dream. It was in the night, you see. I didn't know
at the time that mother was killed, because I was stunned. I didn't
know anything till I woke up in the hospital. I thought mother might
be there, too, but she wasn't—she was dead. Then they took me to
the Institution—that's the workhouse—and, afterwards, I told them
about grandfather, and now—"

"And now I hope your troubles are nearly over," broke in the young
soldier. "Come, cheer up! By the way, have you any sisters or
brothers?"

Billy shook his head. "There was only mother and me," he replied
with a stifled sob.

The mist was lifting slightly, so that they could see they were
approaching beautifully wooded country. Tom Turpin's eyes smiled
as they noted this.

"Nearing home!" he murmured to himself. Then, hearing the little boy

sigh, he said, "You're nearing home, too, and I hope it's going to be a
very happy home indeed."

"I don't think I shall ever be happy again!" declared Billy.

The young soldier was silent for several minutes, evidently not quite
knowing what to say.

"Look here," he said at length, "there's just one thing I should like to
ask you. Are you a Christian? Do you believe in Jesus Christ?"

"Why, yes," was the surprised answer, "of course I do."

"Well, then, you ought to know that you're only separated from your
mother for a time. 'The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord.' You'll be with your mother through all Eternity."
Billy looked at Tom Turpin with a brightening countenance. Why had
he not thought of this before?

"I'd forgotten," he murmured, "quite forgotten."

"Thought you had!" said Tom. "Ah! Here's actually a gleam of

sunshine, and very welcome it is, too. We shall soon reach Exeter
now! You stick by me till you see your grandfather."

This Billy was very glad to do. When, the train having slackened
speed gradually and stopped, he and Tom Turpin alighted on the
platform at Exeter, he kept close to his new-found friend, whilst he
looked about him anxiously. There were not a great many people on
the platform, and in a minute he noticed a middle-sized man of about
sixty, with a ruddy, good-tempered countenance and grizzled hair,
who was clad in corduroy breeches and thick leggings, going from
carriage to carriage, apparently in search of someone. The instant
Tom Turpin caught sight of this individual he stepped up to him and
clapped him on the shoulder, whilst he exclaimed—

"I'm back again like a bad penny, you see! How are you, Brown?"

The ruddy-faced man turned quickly, then caught the young soldier's
hand and wrung it.

"Master Tom!" he cried, evidently delighted. "Ah, how glad your

parents will be!"

"Won't they?" smiled Tom. "But I'm keeping you! Are you going on?"

"No, sir. I'm here to meet my grandson—my dead son's little boy—
who's just lost his mother, poor child!"

"Oh, please, that's me!" cried Billy, stepping forward.

The ruddy-faced man gazed at the boy earnestly a minute, then

gave a satisfied nod.

"Aye," he said, "I see the likeness to your father."

He took one of the little boy's hands in his work-hardened palm, and
pressed it affectionately.

"Well, I never!" exclaimed Tom Turpin. "Now, why didn't I guess who
he was? But he didn't say you lived at Ashleigh! And there are so
many Browns! Why, we've travelled down from Paddington together
and got quite friendly. And, now, how are you going to get home—by
train?"

"No, sir. I've Jenny and the market trap outside the station."

"Oh, I see! Well, I'm going by train—shall be home before you most
likely. Good-bye, both of you! See you again, Billy!"

"Oh, how splendid!" cried Billy. "Good-bye, Mr. Turpin! Good-bye!"

He and his grandfather watched the alert khaki-clad figure run up the
stairs to get to another platform, then they looked for and found
Billy's luggage—a box which William Brown shouldered quite easily.
Three minutes later found them outside the station.

"Here's Jenny!" said William Brown. "Tired of waiting, eh, old girl?"

Jenny was a big white donkey, harnessed to a smart little market

cart. She was very fat and very well groomed, and seemed, Billy
thought, to understand what was said, for she turned her head
slowly, and, having given her master a shrewd glance, fastened her
gaze on his companion.

"We're going now, my beauty," William Brown told her, as he placed

Billy's box in the back of the cart. "She doesn't like boys," he
explained; "they tease her."

"I promise I won't!" exclaimed Billy. "What a fine donkey she is! I
never saw such a large one before. Please, may I stroke her,
Grandfather?"

"If you like. But don't let her nip you—she's quite capable of doing it."
Billy spoke to the donkey softly, and patted her on the side. To his
grandfather's surprise Jenny stood quite still, and allowed herself to
be caressed.

"She knows I won't hurt her," the little boy said. "What a long, grave
face she has! And how thoughtful she looks! I am sure she is very
wise."

"Aye, that she is!" William Brown agreed, taking the reins in his hand
and climbing into the market cart. "Get in, Billy! The afternoons are
short now, and we've nigh seven miles to drive. As it is it'll be dark
before we get home. If we're late for tea the Missus will have a word
to say about it. Here, give me your hand!"

Billy obeyed. The next moment found him seated by his

grandfather's side, a rug thrown across his knees. Jenny gave a toss
of her head and a little pleased snort, then started for home.

CHAPTER II.
THE JOURNEY'S END.

BILLY sat silent and observant by his grandfather's side as he made

his first journey through Exeter. The rain had come on again in a soft
drizzle; but the streets were full of people, for it was market day.
They passed the market and drove into High Street, the principal
street, which surprised Billy by being so narrow and old; and a
quarter of an hour later they had turned their backs on the city, and
Jenny, who had been plodding along at a walk, suddenly began to
trot.

"Why, she goes as fast as a pony!" exclaimed Billy, admiringly.

His grandfather nodded.

"I wouldn't change her for the best pony in Devonshire!" he declared.
"I had her as a foal, and broke her in myself. You'll have to learn to
drive her, Billy."

"Shall I?" cried Billy, his pale face aglow with pleasure.

William Brown smiled, then sighed whilst he brushed his hand

across his eyes, which had suddenly become dim.

"I'm thinking of your father," he said, as the little boy looked at him
inquiringly; "you're like what he was at your age, except that you're
delicate looking and he was the picture of health. I'm real glad to see
you, Billy, but I wish your poor mother'd come with you. Often I've
wanted to invite you both to visit us, but the Missus don't take much
to strangers, and—well, I let the time slip by—" He broke off, a
regretful, troubled expression on his good-natured countenance.

"Who is the Missus?" inquired Billy, rather anxiously.

"My wife," was the brief response.

The little boy looked curious. He knew that his father's mother had
died when his father had been a baby, and that his father had had a
stepmother, but he had been told nothing about his grandfather's
second wife.

"She isn't really my grandmother," he remarked, after a few minutes'

thought.

"But you must try to please her and obey her as much as though she
was," William Brown said quickly.
"Oh, of course I will," Billy agreed.

"She was a widow when I married her, with one little girl," his
grandfather explained. "That little girl's the wife of John Dingle, the
postmaster now—they keep the village shop. They've two children—
Harold, about your age, and poor little May."

"Why do you say 'poor little May?'" asked Billy.

"Because she's rather wanting here," William Brown said, tapping his
forehead meaningly; "not silly exactly, but—well, you'll see for
yourself. Cut along, Jenny!"

There was no need to tell Jenny that. Fast and faster she trotted. By-
and-by her master pulled her up, descended, and lit the lamps of the
market cart. A minute later they were off again.

"I didn't know a donkey could go so well!" cried Billy, who was
enjoying this new experience exceedingly.

"She's thinking of her supper," laughed his grandfather. "She'll have

a good feed as soon as she gets home, and she knows it. Are you
keeping warm, my boy?"

"Oh, yes, indeed, Grandfather! And I don't mind the rain at all! It's so
soft! And so's the wind! Have we much further to go?"

"No. If it wasn't so misty and nearly dark you'd be able to have a

good view of the Teign Valley from here. Ashleigh's in the Teign
Valley, you know; but my little place—Rowley Cottage—is a mile and
a half from Ashleigh Station. We shall soon be home now."

Ten minutes or so later the donkey came to a sudden stop before a

field-gate in a narrow road.

"Here we are!" William Brown said, getting down and opening the
gate; whereupon Jenny passed through the gateway, and began the
descent of a hill.
"Stay where you are!" he commanded. "I'm going to lead Jenny
down—there's a cart track through the field by the hedge which
leads right into our yard. Hold tight!"

Billy, who was secretly rather nervous, did hold tight. Daylight had
quite failed now, but, looking far down into what seemed dense
darkness, he saw a light. As the market cart proceeded, every now
and again jolting over a stone, he held his breath, fearing that it
would upset or that Jenny would stumble and fall. But no accident
happened. The yard was reached in safety, and the donkey came to
a standstill before an open door through which a light was shining
from the kitchen within.

"Here we are!" cried William Brown. "Now then, Billy, my boy!" He

lifted his grandson down from the market cart, and turned to pat a
sheep dog which had come out of the house.

"This is Scout," he said; "I leave him in charge here on market days
when I go to Exeter. Don't be afraid of him—he won't hurt you."

Scout was sniffing Billy's legs. The little boy spoke to him, calling him
by name, then extended his hand to him fearlessly. The dog sniffed
the hand and licked it. At that moment a woman appeared in the
doorway.

"You're later than I expected you'd be, William!" she exclaimed.

"Very sorry, my dear," William Brown answered; "I thought we were

in good time—the train wasn't late."

"Your grandson's there? Yes? Then why doesn't he come in?"

"He's coming, Maria. Go in, please, Billy!"

Billy obeyed, and found himself in a large, comfortable kitchen,

facing his grandfather's wife. She was a tall, handsome woman who
did not look more than fifty, though she was actually much older. She
smiled as she shook hands with Billy, and kissed him, but the smile
was only on her lips, whilst her eyes did not soften. Somehow she
gave him the impression that he was not altogether welcome.

"You can call me 'Granny' as my daughter's children do," she told

him. "I've two grandchildren—that's May, the younger of them."

Billy's eyes followed the direction of her pointing finger, and saw a
little girl seated on a wooden stool near the fire, into which she was
gazing.

"Come here, May!" said Mrs. Brown, in a peremptory tone.

The child rose and came to her. She was a beautiful little creature of
about eight years old, with a fair complexion, fair curly hair, and eyes
so deeply blue that they looked quite purple.

"This boy is going to live with your grandfather and me," her
grandmother said; "his name's Billy. Will you remember?"

May nodded.

"Billy," she said softly, "Billy." She spoke as though trying to impress
the name on her memory.

"He's not a cousin," Mrs. Brown went on to explain, "but he'll be just
like one. He's lost his mother—" She paused as her husband
entered the kitchen, carrying Billy's box, then exclaimed sharply:
"Mind to wipe your boots, William!"

"All right, Maria!" he answered good temperedly, adding: "Please

give Billy a candle; he'll light me upstairs."

"Very well. But be quick, for I'm going to make tea."

Billy found he was to have a good-sized bedroom. It was spotlessly

clean, with a white-curtained window and a white-curtained bed. He
washed his face and hands, whilst his grandfather waited for him;
then they went downstairs together. A stout woman, clad in a
waterproof, the hood of which was pulled over her head, had come