"There's no use stirring her up, until we know ourselves what has happened." "Leave it to me," said Cousin Jack.

"I'll find out." After some delay, he succeeded in getting Uncle Steve on the telephone.
Then he asked for Kitty.
"Hello, Susannah!" he cried, assuming a merry voice, in his kind desire not to alarm her.

"This is your Cousin Jack!" "Oh, hello, Cousin Jack!" exclaimed Kitty, in delight.

"How nice of you to call me up! How is everybody ?" "We're well, thank you! How are you all ?" "Oh, we're all right." "Are you lonesome, away from your family ?" "No, not lonesome, though I'd like to see them.

Tell Midget there are two hundred incubator chicks now." "Well, that _is_ a lot! Now, good-by, Kitsie; I can't run up too big a telephone bill for your father.