Get ready to play croquet to-morrow.

It's safer." And so Tom Osby's entertainment came to an end for that evening.

Our little party straggled on up the long, deserted street of Heart's Desire.

Dan Anderson turned in at the post-office to see if the daily paper from El Paso had come in that month.
It was something that Dan Anderson saw in the daily paper that caused him on the following day to lead Tom Osby aside.

"Did you know, Tom," said he, "that that opera singer you've got in your box, the 'Annie Laurie' artist, is goin' to be down in this part of the world before long ?" "I never _loved_ a fo-o-o-nd ga-aze-ll-lle!" began Tom Osby, defensively.
"Well, it's true." "What are you tellin' me ?" said Tom, scornfully.