very happiest boy in all the world."

"And I am the happiest mother," was the answer. Then they sat in silence
until they reached the old home. They entered by the kitchen door, and,
once inside, and seated in the old cane rocking-chair, Archie bowed his
head in tears of joy at being home with mother once again.

The hours which followed were sweet with joy. Mrs. Dunn busied herself
in preparing the supper, and Archie hung around the kitchen, telling
some of the many things he had planned to tell. Mrs. Dunn was smiling,
and Archie thought her the sweetest mother any boy could have. She was
changed somewhat, but she looked very young to-day.

Supper over, Archie went over the fence to see the Sullivan boys, and
he found them looking much the same. He was truly glad to see them, and
they, of course, were glad to see him, too, though at first they were
just a little bashful, remembering, no doubt, all the things which had
happened to Archie since they saw him last. The boys were soon telling
all about the Hut Club, though, and Archie learned to his joy that it
was still a flourishing organisation. "We spoke of you every time we
were together," said Jack, "and we always wished you were back again."
Archie was delighted to hear that he had been missed, and all at once
an idea came to him which he put into execution three days later. He
determined to give an elegant dinner to this club of boys, and the very
next day he sent to New York for a caterer to arrange it. He wanted
it to be something finer than any of the boys had ever seen, and it
certainly turned out to be so. The caterer did his best, and when, three
days later, the Hut Club sat down together for the first time in more
than eighteen months, they partook of a dinner which would have done
credit to Mr. Depaw's table. It was a memorable night for them all, and
every boy enjoyed himself.

Archie enjoyed this Hut Club dinner more than anything else while he
was at home, though of course the great event of his stay was the public
reception at the Town Hall on the second evening after his arrival. This
was a truly grand affair. The town authorities hired a brass band, which
played inside the hall and out, and there was such a crowd in attendance
that many were turned away from the doors. It was a night that Archie
will never be able to forget. He sat on the platform, in company with
the mayor and other town officials, and he listened to several speeches
congratulatin