"You look mad enough to fight." But Ranald, ignoring him, simply said, "We will need to be gathering the sap this evening, for the troughs will be full." "Huh-huh," said Don.

"I guess we can carry all there is to-day, but we will have to get the colt to-morrow.

Got the spiles ready ?" "Enough for to-day," said Ranald, wondering how he could tell Don of the proposed visit of Mrs.Murray and her niece.

Taking each a bundle of spiles and an ax, the boys set out for the part of the sugar bush as yet untapped, and began their work.
"The minister's wife and Hughie were here just now," began Ranald.
"Huh-huh, I met them down the road.

Hughie said he was coming day after to-morrow." "Did Mrs.Murray tell you--" "Tell me what ?" "Did she tell you she would like to see a sugaring-off ?" "No; they didn't stop long enough to tell me anything.