And that's what I've come to see you about this evenin'.

You see Ollie's been a tellin' me a lot about folks and things way over there." She waived her hand toward the ridges that shut in the Hollow.

"And Ollie he's changed a heap himself since he went there to live.

I got a letter to-day, and, when I went home, I hunted up the first one he wrote, and I can tell there's a right smart difference already.

You know all about Ollie and me goin' to get married, I reckon ?" Mr.Howitt admitted that he had heard something of that nature; and Sammy nodded, "I 'lowed you'd know.