āI know, I know. But Jadwin isnāt the blue-nosed sort. And now see here, Laura, I want to tell you. J. ā āthatās what Charlie and I call Jadwinā ā J. was talking to us the other day about supporting a ward in the Childrenās Hospital for the children of his Sunday school that get hurt or sick. You see he has nearly eight hundred boys and girls in his school, and thereās not a week passes that he donāt hear of some one of them who has been hurt or taken sick. And he wants to start a ward at the Childrenās Hospital, that can take care of them. He says he wants to get other people interested, too, and so he wants to start a contribution. He says heāll double any amount thatās raised in the next six monthsā āthat is, if thereās two thousand raised, heāll make it four thousand; understand? And so Charlie and I and the Gretrys are going to get up an amateur playā āa charity affairā āand raise as much money as we can. J. thinks itās a good idea, andā āhereās the pointā āwe were talking about it coming home in the carriage, and J.
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