"Oh, yes," said Bob, cheerfully, "you did ask that. I--wait a minute, Madeline. There he is again." Bob was off to the opposite end of the lighted space. "Why, I'm making more 'Merry Hearts,'" she explained, returning and sitting down again at Madeline's feet. "You know the Hilton House has a family of tame toads that live under the front steps. Well, I'm teaching them not to hop across the sidewalks, so they won't be accidentally stepped on and come to untimely ends. They're learning fast, too."