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The shop wanted livening up with a coat of paint. He would put new shelves up, run a partition across, and dress the windows like the shops down town. In his eager thoughts he saw the dingy shop transformed under his touch, spick and span, alive with customers, who jostled one another as they passed in and out, the coin clinking merrily in the till.

"Why, yes; why not? We had them both out on the farm." "Farm? Whose?" "My father's. We try to do a little livening up for the old people every July and August. They got acquainted there; they took to it like ducks to water. That's where Bond got his idea for his cow masterpiece, he may have spoken to you about it." "Humph!" said Abner.

"You've been in such a deuced queer mood the last few days I can't make you out, Honora." "You ought to have learned something about women by this time," she said. "It seems to me," he announced, "that we need a little livening up." There were six letters from him, written from a club, representing the seven days of his absence.

To Bailey, his strong-minded relative was a perpetual menace, a sort of perambulating yellow peril, and the fact that she often alluded to him as a worm consolidated his distaste for her. Mrs. Porter released the clutch and set out on her drive. She rarely had a settled route for these outings of hers, preferring to zigzag about New York, livening up the great city at random.

"You've been in such a deuced queer mood the last few days I can't make you out, Honora." "You ought to have learned something about women by this time," she said. "It seems to me," he announced, "that we need a little livening up." There were six letters from him, written from a club, representing the seven days of his absence.

Then came the uncertain time of April when it was neither canoeing nor snow-shoeing and all communication from the north was cut off. But May, great, glorious May came on, with its inspiring airs and livening influence. Canoes were afloat, the woods were brown beneath and gold above. Rolf felt like a young stag in his strength.

If you should chance to look in between your many imprisonments and find me out, you will know I am away on the Firm's business, livening up the racing establishments of the Right Honble Sir , Bart. Bart. No one knows anything about this at No. 94." If the outer door of Michaelis's office was locked how could Miss Kenney be expected to call and find this note awaiting her?

"La," cries Lady Kirke with a sudden livening, "an you always do as well for us all, we can forgive you, Pierre! The courtiers have cried her up and cried her up, till your pretty savage of the north sea is like to become the first lady of the land!

"I haven't exactly been looking for work," responded the man, in an embarrassed way. "I should think you would," suggested Bart. "See here," spoke the man, livening up suddenly. "I'll talk with you, because you're the only friend I've found hereabouts. I'm in trouble, and you can call it hiding if you like.

"Well, it's a closed incident now," interposed Ross; "we won't reopen it. Make yourself at home." The stranger, hungry as he was, ate with unexpected gentility, and, as the hot coffee sent its cheerful glow through his body, he asked, with livening interest, a good many questions about the ranger and the Forest Service. "You fellers have to be all-round men.