But I gave him two of the frosted cakes, by way of reward.

He's ridiculously happy over them,--and over the fuss I made about the basket." "H'm!" mused the Master, inspecting the present.

"Jostled off the car-seat, as some fool of a driver took the curve at top speed! Well, that same driver has paid for his recklessness, by the loss of his lunch.

It's funny, though--There's not a trace of mud or dust on this; and even the food inside wasn't jostled about by the tumble.

That curve is paying us big dividends, lately.