With much labor he signed to the text of his enclosure two initials, and added his own post office route box for forwarding of any possible replies.

Then he addressed a dirty envelope to the street number of the eastern city which appeared on the page of his matrimonial journal.

Even he managed to fish out a curled stamp from somewhere in the wall pocket.

Then he sat down and looked out the door over the willow bushes shivering in the evening air.
"'Chi_val_erous!'" said he.

"'Well-to-do! A good home--and loving care!' If that can be put acrosst with any woman in the whole wide world, I'll have faith again in prospectin'!".