that the wonderful joy
and love shining in her eyes should be kept hidden until Jerry was
there to see. She heard the door open, and close again.

"Put them on the table, Fairy dearest, and--leave me for a little
while, will you? Thank you." And her face was still hidden.

Then the table by the bedside was swiftly drawn away, and Jerry kneeled
beside her, and drew the arm from her face.

"Jerry!" she whispered, half unbelievingly. Then joyously, "Oh,
Jerry!" She gazed anxiously into his face. "Have you been sick? How
thin you are, and so pale! Jerry Harmer, you need me to take care of
you, don't you?"

But Jerry did not speak. He looked earnestly and steadily into the
joyful eyes for a moment, and then he pressed his face to hers.

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