Walking to the head of the table, Papa set the box down and started untying the ribbon. His hands were trembling as he fumbled with the knot.
With the lid off, he reached in and started lifting out bundles of money.
After stacking them in a neat pile, he raised his head and looked straight at me.
“Billy,” he said, “you know how your mother has prayed that some day we’d have enough money to move out of these hills and into town
so that you children could get an education.” I nodded my head.
“Well,” he said, in a low voice, “because of your dogs, her prayers have been answered. This is the money earned by Old Dan and Little Ann.
I’ve managed to make the farm feed us and clothe us and I’ve saved every cent your furs brought in. We now have enough.”
“Isn’t it wonderful,” Mama said. “It’s just like a miracle.” “I think it is a miracle,” Papa said.
“Remember, Billy said a prayer when he asked for his pups and then there were your prayers. Billy got his pups.
Through those dogs your prayers were answered. Yes, I’m sure it is a miracle.” “If he gave them to me, then why did he take them away?” I asked.
“I think there’s an answer for that, too,” Papa said. “You see, Billy, your mother and I had decided not to separate you from your dogs.
We knew how much you loved them. We decided that when we moved to town we’d leave you here with your grandpa for a while.
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