See you later." He hustled out, stopping to tear from the outer door the placard directing callers to call at Abijah Thompson's.

Jed returned to his box and sat down once more to ponder.

In his innocence it had not occurred to him that references would be required.
That evening, about nine, he crossed the yard and knocked at the back door of the little house.

Mrs.Armstrong answered the knock; Barbara, of course, was in bed and asleep.

Ruth was surprised to see her landlord at that, for him, late hour.