Who'd a thought of it but 'Rast Hopkins ?" "I don't see anything mighty funny about that," declared Mrs.Hopkins, contemptuously.

"The girl's too pert and forward for anything.

I told 'Rast not to fool with her, or she'd make him trouble." "Did you, now!" exclaimed the man, wonderingly.
"Yes, indeed," said Mrs.Hopkins, pleased to have made an impression.

"I suspected there was something wrong about her the morning she came to the house here.

And she changed her name, too, as brassy as you please." "Well, I declare!" said the visitor.