"Poor Uncle John! He won't even allow grape juice or ginger ale in his house.

They came because they were afraid little Clara might catch the measles.

She's very delicate, and there's such an epidemic of measles among the children over in Dayton the schools had to be closed.

Uncle John got so worried that last night he dreamed about it; and this morning he couldn't stand it any longer and packed them off over here, though he thinks its wicked to travel on Sunday.

And Aunt Clara was worried when she got here because they'd forgotten to check her trunk and it will have to be sent by express.