6/14 He--he makes me think of--John." Harsh lines came to the man's mouth, but there was a perceptible shake in his voice as he answered:-- "We're not talking of John, Ellen. We're talking of this irresponsible, hardly sane boy upstairs. He can work, I suppose, if he's taught, and in that way he won't perhaps be a dead loss. Still, he's another mouth to feed, and that counts now. There's the note, you know,--it's due in August." "But you say there's money--almost enough for it--in the bank." Mrs. |