The idea of you, a bride, filling up your house with--with people like that! Tommy Dunn, indeed!" "Oh, Bertram said he liked Tommy all right," sighed Billy; "but he said that that didn't mean he wanted him for three meals a day.

One would think poor Tommy was a breakfast food! So that is when I thought of keeping up this house, you see, and that's why I want you here--to take charge of it.

And you'll do that--for me, won't you ?" Aunt Hannah fell back in her chair.
"Why, y-yes, Billy, of course, if--if you want it.

But what an extraordinary idea, child!" Billy shook her head.

A deeper color came to her cheeks, and a softer glow to her eyes.
"I don't think so, Aunt Hannah.