Midnight
`` Ay , ay , lad , he knows a lot about most things , and you shall know him some day , Dan , when you get older . But here we are right at home . We 've made great time . '' After Midnight had been carefully stabled and fed , Parson John led his little charge into the Rectory . Scarcely had they crossed the threshold into a brightly-lighted room ere the sound of a sweet voice humming an old familiar tune fell gently upon their ears . Then a heavy tapestry curtain was drawn aside , and a slender girlish form stood before them . Beholding the lad , she gave a start of surprise , while her face , of more than ordinary beauty , flushed with pleasure .