Which is probably true," she added, with withering scorn.

"But what I should like to know is what he means by his 'everything considered.'" Her father's gravity was unshaken.

"Well," he said, "all I meant was that this was a pretty good dinner, considerin' who was responsible for gettin' it up." "I see, I see.

Mrs.Ellis, our housekeeper, and I are responsible, Mrs.Armstrong, so you understand now who he is shooting at.

Very well, Pa," she added, calmly, "the rest of us will have our dessert now.