I got her." Mr.Tidditt gasped.
"GOT her ?" he repeated.

"Got who?
Got what?
Bailey Bangs, what in the world have--" "Belay, Ase!" ordered Captain Cy.

"Bailey, what are you givin' us ?" "Givin' you a housekeeper, and a good one, too, I shouldn't wonder.

She may not be one of them ten-thousand-dollar prize museum beauties," with a scornful wink at Asaph, "but if what I hear's true she can keep house.
Anyhow she's kept one for forty odd year.

Her name's Deborah Beasley, she's a widow over to East Trumet, and if I don't miss my guess, she's in the depot wagon now headed in this direction." Captain Cy whistled.