"Oh, father, why didn't you come in ?" cried the daughter.

"I missed you so!" The man blinked a moment at the lights and looked toward his wife, who was busy at a table, as he said: "Who?
Me ?" and then added: "I was just lookin' after their horses.

I was coming in pretty soon.

You oughtn't to bother about me.

Well, John," he smiled, as he put out his hand, "the seegars seems to be on you--as the feller says." And John put his arm about Lycurgus Mason, as they walked out of the kitchen, and Jane reached for her gingham apron.