I'll bet if he'd had his own way, there'd be some brackets and fret work on the front to liven it up some.

But I'd a done just like him in his place, I would, by Gee! So would you if you seen his wife.

_Say!_ but never mind; you wait right here.

She'll drive up to git Cal from his office at four-thirty--it's right across there over the bank where that young fellow is settin' in the window--that's young Cal Denney, studyin' law with Blake.

You just wait and see--she'll drive up in about six minutes." The wanderer waited, out of pure cordiality to Mr.Keyts.The prospect was not exciting, but the simple faith of the villagers that outsiders must share their interest in local concerns has always seemed too touching a thing to wreck.
Within the six minutes mentioned by Mr.Keyts the diurnal happening to which he attached such importance was observed.