are a body would think you had been among
the fairies."

"I've been at the back of the north wind," said Diamond to himself
happily.

And now his father was more cheerful too. "Won't you come out and see
the cab, Diamond?" he asked.

"Yes, father, in just a minute after I put the baby down."

So his father went on ahead. When Diamond got out into the yard, the
horse was between the shafts. Diamond went around to look at him. The
sight of him made him feel very queer. He could not make it out. What
horse was it that looked so familiar? When he came around in front and
the old horse put out his long neck and began rubbing against him,
Diamond saw it could be no other than old Diamond and he just put his
arms around his neck and cried.

"Isn't it jolly, father!" he said. "Was there ever anybody so lucky as
we! Dear old Diamond!" He hugged the horse again and kissed both his
big, hairy cheeks. He could only manage one at a time, however--the
other cheek was so far off on the other side of old Diamond's big head.
And now his father took up the reins to drive off.

"Oh, father, do let me drive a bit!" cried Diamond jumping up on the box
beside him. His father put the reins into his hands and began to show
him how to drive. He let Diamond drive quite a little way and then the
boy jumped down and ran gaily back to his mother.

Now it happened that the man who sold old Diamond back to his father,
saw how delighted little Diamond was to learn to drive. And that
evening, shortly before Diamond's father came home, the man asked
Diamond's mother if the boy might not go a little way with him.

"He cannot go far," said his mother, "for he is not very strong yet."

"I will take him only as far as the square," said the man.

Diamond's mother said he might go as far as that. Dancing with delight,
Diamond ran to get his cap and in a few minutes was jumping into the
cab. The man gave him the reins and showed him how to drive safely
through the gate and Diamond got along famously. Just as they were
turning into the square, they had an adventure. It was getting quite
dusky. A cab was coming rapidly from the other direction, and Diamond
pulling aside and the other driver pulling up, they just escaped a
collision. And there was his father!

"Why, Diamond, it is a bad beginning to run into your own father," he
said.

"But, father, wouldn't it have been a bad ending for you to run into
your own son!" answered the boy. And both men