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"We are very glad to welcome you to the McKee family," as written

on the pad

"Very happy, indeed, to be with you," wrote back Le Moyne--and realized

with a sort of shock that heand the breakfast

cheered him; also, he had evidently made some headith Tillie

"Don't you want a toothpick?" she asked, as he went out

In K's previous walk of life there had been no toothpicks; or, if there

were any, they were kept, along with the fa about had taught his He took one,

and placed it nonchalantly in his waistcoat pocket, as he had seen the

others do

Tillie, her rush hour over, wandered back into the kitchen and poured

herself a cup of coffee Mrs McKee was reweighing the meat order

"Kind of a nice fellow," Tillie said, cup to lips--"the new man"

"Week or rouchy-looking Lit up soner sent hies'"

Mrs McKee drew a long breath and entered the la a roomer, it just about knocks me over,