The nostrils of the astonished Happy Family caught a mingled odor of travel luncheons and perfume.
"Well, where have you been, Mr.Green?
Why didn't you come and see me ?" demanded Florence, Grace Hallman in the tone of one who has a right to ask leading questions.

Her cool, brown, calculating eyes went appraisingly over the Happy Family while she spoke.
"I've been right around here, all the time," Andy gave meek account of himself.

"I've been busy." "Oh.

Did you go over the tract, Mr.Green ?" she lowered her voice.
"Yes-s--I went over it." "And what do you think of it--privately ?" "Privately--it's pretty big." Andy sighed.

The bigness of that tract had worried the Happy Family a good deal.
"Well, the bigger the better.