Well, so long, K.K.

I hope you make the team, all right." "Same to you, Hugh; but nobody doubts that, for we all think you're away above all the rest of the Scranton boys as an all-round athlete, barring none.

Some may be able to outdo you in their specialty, but they're weak in other stunts." So they parted, K.K.continuing on his way home, while Hugh turned into a side street, and went whistling along after the manner of a boy whose mind knew no care.

Presently he came to a large house.

It was rather dingy on the outside, but Hugh, who had often been indoors, knew there was some elegant old mahogany furniture, as well as other mementoes of the former life of the Madame when she filled a high niche at the French court, before the republic was inaugurated.
His knock at the door--for instead of an electric bell the lady insisted on using one of those enormous old silver-plated knockers, that used to be the fashion fifty or sixty years back--was answered by a colored woman, who seemed to know the boy, for she smiled pleasantly.
"Yassir, de missus is in," she told him in answer to his question.
"Jes' yo' walk on back to de library, honey, an' dar you'll find her, sewin' like she always does dese amazin' times.