Pitch right in and tell me all about it, Hugh." "There has a way come up, sure enough," said Hugh, beaming on his chum, as well might the bearer of such glorious news.

"After today that tramp will never eat another mouthful of food at the expense of his poor sister and brother-in-law!" "Then he's going to skip out, is he ?" burst from the delighted Thad.
"Bully for that! However did it happen, Hugh; and what sort of a hand in it did you have ?" "I don't claim the least credit for it," he was firmly told; "and for that matter Mr .-- -I mean Brother Lu, isn't going to shake the dust of Scranton off his feet, yet awhile at least.

Something else has happened to bring about the change.

Here, I just can't hold the wonderful news in any longer, Thad.

Listen!" Accordingly Hugh started to pour out the story.