"I'll go and see who it is!" cried the little girl.
And when she opened the door, and saw Patrick from the "Big House"
standing there with the Lamb on Wheels, Mirabell was so surprised that
she dropped her cookie. It fell on the floor, and it almost rolled down
the back steps, but Patrick caught it in time.
[Illustration: "I Hardly Remember," Said Lamb on Wheels.]
"Oh! Oh!" exclaimed Mirabell, clasping her hands. "Where did you find
her? Where did you find my Lamb on Wheels, Patrick?"
"Then she is yours?" asked the gardener.
"Of course she's mine!" cried Mirabell, as she took her toy in her arms.
"I've been looking everywhere for her! Oh, where did you find her?"
"I didn't find her. Another man did," explained the gardener. "But as
soon as I saw this Lamb on the seat of his wagon, I thought she was
yours. And she is!"
"Yes, she is!" cried Mirabell, who was very happy now. "This is my Lamb
on Wheels, and I'm never going to lose her again. Oh, Patrick, I'm so
glad!" she cried. "Will you thank the other man for me?"
"You may come and thank him yourself if you like," said the good-natured
gardener.
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