Quiet as a bright-eyed mouse , Jill peeped out wondering what it was , and suspecting mischief , for the boy was laughing to himself as he stretched the cord , and now and then bent over the little object in his hand , touching it with great care . `` May be it 's a torpedo to blow up and scare me ; Jack likes to play tricks . Well , I 'll scream loud when it goes off , so he will be satisfied that I 'm dreadfully frightened , '' thought Jill , little dreaming what the last surprise of the day was to be . Presently a voice whispered , -- `` I say ! Are you awake ? '' `` Yes . '' `` Any one there but you ? '' `` No . '' `` Catch this , then . Hold it to your ear and see what you 'll get . '' The little drum came flying in , and , catching it , Jill , with some hesitation , obeyed Frank 's order . Judge of her amazement when she caught in broken whispers these touching words : -- `` Sorry I was cross . Forgive and forget . Start fair to-morrow . All right . Jack . '' Jill was so delighted with this handsome apology , that she could not reply for a moment , then steadied her voice , and answered back in her sweetest tone , -- `` I 'm sorry , too . Never , never , will again . Feel much better now . Good-night , you dear old thing . ''
Satisfied with the success of his telephone , XXXXX twitched back the drum and vanished , leaving Jill to lay her cheek upon the hand that wore the little ring and fall asleep , saying to herself , with a farewell glance at the children 's saint , dimly seen in the soft gloom , `` I will not forget .
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