The gift was a pale pink mustache-cup, decorated with green leaves and purple flowers, and bearing the inscription in funny gilt lettering, “Friendship’s Token.” Chub glanced at Harry, whose eyes were dancing merrily and yet looked a trifle misty, and then at Mrs. Peel. Apparently, however, that lady was quite unaware of the irony of presenting Chub with a mustache-cup, and Chub restrained a smile and thanked her quite gravely and earnestly. When they reached the corner with their gifts and purchases, they turned and looked back. The little woman was in the doorway, smiling and waving her feather duster. They waved back to her and went on. Harry was silent until they were taking the hill. Then: “I don’t care,” she said, half aggressive and half apologetic. “I think it was perfectly sweet of her, Chub!” “Of course it was,” answered Chub, emphatically. “And--and it shows,” continued Harry, earnestly, “that the world is just full of nice people, and you can’t always tell who they are at--at first.” “‘The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings,’” murmured Chub, adding, with a glance at Harry’s ardent face, “Anyhow, ’most any one could be nice to you without half trying.” [Illustration: They waved back to her and went on] “Why?” asked Harry, opening her blue eyes very wide. Chub’s gaze wandered off to the scenery. “Oh, just--just because,” he answered, vaguely. * * * * * Shortly before ten the _Slow Poke_ was on her way again, dropping down the river with, for the _Slow Poke_, almost marvelous speed. “At this rate,” sighed Harry to Chub, “we shall be home long before supper-time.” “Well, for my part,” answered Chub, turning the spokes of the wheel idly back and forth, “I’m about ready to eat some one else’s cooking. But don’t whisper it to Dick.” “This will be our last--I mean _my_ last dinner on board,” said Harry, regretfully. “Don’t you think we might find a real pretty place to stop, Chub?” “To be sure, we can; and we’ll make a farewell banquet of it and eat everything nice we’ve got! You take the wheel a minute, and I’ll give orders to my worthless crew.”