When he accomplished this, it seemed as if he had contrived it all himself, but perhaps he had not wholly contrived it.
"I'm so glad to get a chance to speak to you alone," he said at once; and while she waited for the next word he made a pause, and then said, desperately, "I want you to help me; and if you can't help me, there's no help for me." "Mah goodness," she said, "is the case so bad as that?
What in the woald is the trouble ?" "Yes, it's a bad case," said Fulkerson.

"I want your father to help me." "Oh, I thoat you said me!" "Yes; I want you to help me with your father.

I suppose I ought to go to him at once, but I'm a little afraid of him." "And you awe not afraid of me?
I don't think that's very flattering, Mr.
Fulkerson.

You ought to think Ah'm twahce as awful as papa." "Oh, I do! You see, I'm quite paralyzed before you, and so I don't feel anything." "Well, it's a pretty lahvely kyand of paralysis.

But--go on." "I will--I will.