The thing really was humorous." "Folks have hinted I'm getting a back-number," Cartwright remarked.

"To talk to a modern girl makes me feel I am out-of-date." "Grace is not modern and to talk to her makes you tired," Barbara rejoined.

"But I'll tell you about the tea-party in the mess-room if you like." "Then you got tea in the cattle boat's mess-room ?" "Of course," said Barbara.

"Black tea and condensed milk, and a ruffian with red hair whom they called Mike had made some doughnuts with lard like engine-grease.

For all that, they were very nice people, and if you don't interrupt, I'll tell you--" She told him about the party and Cartwright chuckled.