"Isn't it great!" and Rod gave a deep sigh when the clergyman had
finished. "How I wish Miss Royanna could live here all the time."
"She took a great fancy to you, Rodney," and the parson smiled upon the
boy.
"I like her," was the brief comment.
During dinner Rod asked permission to go to the island with Captain
Josh and the rest of the scouts. After some discussion he was told
that he could go, and when the meal was over Mrs. Royal began to
prepare some food for him to take with him.
"It will do the boy good," the parson told her. "The captain is most
trustworthy, and camping out in the open for one night will do the boy
no harm."
Parson Dan had thought much about Anna Royanna's visit to Hillcrest.
He and Mrs. Royal had talked long and earnestly about the whole affair
the night before. They tried to discover some reason why she should
come all the way from the city to sing for a few country people, when
she was in such great demand elsewhere. That it was for Whyn's sake
did not altogether satisfy them. They recalled the special interest
she had taken in Rod, and they felt proud that their boy should have
received so much attention from such a woman.
While driving along the road that afternoon, a new idea suddenly
flashed into the parson's mind.
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