If your niece were placed in her care she would have a real home and meet only the sort of people you would wish her to meet." He might have added that Mrs.Wyeth, being under many obligations, pecuniary and otherwise, to her wealthy Chicago relative, would need only a hint from him to give Mary-'Gusta the care and attention of a parent, a very particular, Boston first-family parent.

But, unlike his present wife, he was not in the habit of referring to his charities, so he kept this information to himself.
Zoeth sighed.

"I declare," he said, "you're mighty kind in all this, Mr.Keith.I know that you're sartin this goin' away to school would do Mary-'Gusta a sight of good.

But--but I swan I--I can't hardly bear to think of our lettin' her go away from us." "I don't wonder at that.

Just think it over and we'll have another talk later.".