What do you want to find her for ?" "Why--why, doggone it, Eva, what air you talkin' about ?" began he in amazement.
"Well, it's just this way: I don't think we can earn a thousand dollars a year easier than takin' care of this child.

Don't you see?
Suppose we keep her fer twenty years.

That means twenty thousand dollars, don't it?
It beats a pension all to pieces." "Well, by ginger!" gasped Anderson, vaguely comprehending.

"Fifty years would mean fifty thousand dollars, wouldn't it.

Gee whiz, Eva!" "I don't imagine we can keep her that long." "No," reflectively; "the chances are she'd want ter git married inside of that time.