The good-night kisses might as well have been impressed upon vacancy, for all the response they got; the parents were not aware of the kisses, and the children had been gone an hour before their absence was noticed.

Two pencils had been busy during that hour--note-making; in the way of plans.

It was Sally who broke the stillness at last.

He said, with exultation: "Ah, it'll be grand, Aleck! Out of the first thousand we'll have a horse and a buggy for summer, and a cutter and a skin lap-robe for winter." Aleck responded with decision and composure-- "Out of the CAPITAL?
Nothing of the kind.

Not if it was a million!" Sally was deeply disappointed; the glow went out of his face.
"Oh, Aleck!" he said, reproachfully.