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Yes; I am Sergeant Holway's miserable son I'm the son who has brought about his father's death, as truly as if I had done it with my own hand! 'No, no. Don't ye take on so, young man. He'd been naturally low for a good while, off and on, so we hear. 'We were out in the East when I wrote to him. Everything had seemed to go wrong with me. Just after my letter had gone we were ordered home.
"'When I die, he says to me, 'if I go to the bad place I may start in reformin' that. It don't need it no more'n South Orham does, but 'twill be enough sight easier job. "And," concluded Captain Stitt, as soon as he could be heard above the "Haw! haws!" caused by the Honorable Holway's final summing-up of his native town, "I ain't so sure that he was greatly mistook. What do you think, Sol?"
Downstairs, in the kitchen, Azuba was busy getting dinner. At intervals she burst out laughing. That evening Mr. "Monty" Holway called. Mr. Holway's call was, ostensibly, a call upon the Dott family in general, but it was to Gertrude that he addressed most of his conversation. The young lady was very affable and gracious. She expressed herself as glad to see him, and she appeared to be.
The bewilderment and astonishment remained with the captain for some time, just as his daughter's apparent light heartedness remained with her. Holway's call was longer than usual, lasting until Serena, escorted by Mr. Hungerford, returned from Mrs. Black's, where they had been discussing the all-important election.
Gertrude was all excitement. "Oh, how interesting!" she said. "Do tell us about her, Mr. Holway. Do I know her?" "Know her!" Mr. Holway's indignation was intense. "I I don't know her myself. He's just guying, Miss Dott. He he thinks because he he is so confoundedly fascinating, and has so many so many
Dan Bassett riz to his feet and commenced one of the most feelin' addresses ever I listened to. "Fust he congratulated all hands upon the success of Mr. Holway's philanthropic scheme for the betterment of South Orham's male citizens.
"'HE has, says Tompkins, with a wink, 'but the rest of us ain't. We pledged our votes to Dan Bassett, and we ain't the kind to go back on our word. Dan himself'll vote for Gabe; so'll Gaius and his reg'lar tribe. That'll make twelve, countin' Holway's own. "'Make seventeen, you mean, says I. 'Gaius and his crowd's fifteen and Dan's sixteen and Gabe's seven
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