14/27 "Did Georgie show up, and were they decent to him ?" "Oh, yes; it's all right. Sam and Penrod were good as gold. I saw them being actually cordial to him." "That's well," Mr.Williams said, settling into a chair with his paper. I walked home, and just now, as I passed Mrs.Bassett's, I saw Doctor Venny's car in front, and that barber from the corner shop on Second Street was going in the door. I couldn't think what a widow would need a barber and a doctor for--especially at the same time. |