"I come over on the cars, somethin' I don't usually do when there's anything afloat to carry me.

But I had an errand or two to do in Boston, so I stopped over night at the hotel there and got the nine o'clock train.

I landed here in New York all shipshape and on time, and started in to hunt you up." "How did you get our address ?" asked his niece.

"Mr.Graves couldn't have given it to you, for we only decided on this apartment a few days ago." "Ho! ho!" chuckled Captain Elisha, rolling in his chair, like a ship in a cross sea.

"Ho! ho! You remind me of Abbie, Caroline.