"Do you see that short branch just above you?" "This?" said Phonny, putting his hand upon it. "Yes," said Antonio. "Yes," said Phonny, "I see it." "Hang your saw on it," said Antonio. Phonny did so. "Now, come down from the tree," said Antonio. Phonny climbed down as fast as he could, and came to Beechnut. "Take all the things out of your pocket and put them down on the drag." Phonny began to take the things out. First came a pocket handkerchief. Then a knife handle without any blades. Then a fishing line. Then two old coins and a dark red pebble stone. This exhausted one pocket.--From the other came a small glass prism, three acorns, and at last two long nails. "Ah, that is what I want," said Antonio, taking up the nails. "I thought you had two nails in your pocket, for I remembered that I gave you two yesterday. Will you give them back to me again?" "Yes," said Phonny. "Now, put the things back in your pocket. I admire a boy that obeys orders, without stopping to ask why. He waits till the end, and then he _sees_ why. Now, you can go back to your saw." But instead of going back to his saw, Phonny seemed just at that instant to get a glimpse of something which attracted his attention along the road beyond the bridge, for as soon as he had put his goods and chattels back in his pockets, he paused a moment, looking in that direction, and then he set out to run as fast as he could over the bridge. Antonio looked, and saw that there was a girl coming along, and that Phonny was running to meet her. Antonio wondered who it could be. It proved to be Ellen Linn. When Malleville saw that it was Ellen, she ran to meet her. She asked her why she did not bring Annie with her. "I did," said Ellen; "she is at the house. She was tired after walking so far, and so I left her there." "I am glad that she has come," said Malleville, "let us go and see her." "Not just yet," said Ellen. "I will go with you pretty soon." The fact was that Ellen had come to see Antonio about Rodolphus, and now she did not know exactly how she should manage to have any conversation with him alone; and she did not wish to talk before James and all the rest about the misconduct of her brother. As soon as Antonio saw her, he went to meet her, and walked with her up to the place where they were at work, to show her the great stone that they were digging out. Ellen looked at it a few minutes and asked some questions about it, but her thoughts were after all upon her brother, and not upon the stone. Presently she went to the place where Malleville had been sitting, and sat down there. She thought, perhaps, that Antonio would come there, and that then she could speak to him. Phonny climbed up into the tree again, partly to finish his sawing, and partly to let Ellen Linn see how well he could work in such a high place. While he was there, Antonio went to the place where Ellen Linn was sitting, and asked her if she had heard from Rodolphus lately.