"I see you got back all right." Zoeth nodded.

"How'd you get along in the store ?" he asked, anxiously.
"How's business ?" "Wasn't none to speak of," replied Annabel carelessly.

"Sold a couple of spools of cotton and--and some salt pork and sugar.

Ezra Howland bought the pork.

He wasn't satisfied; said there wasn't enough lean in it to suit him, but I let him have it a cent cheaper, so he took it." Mr.Hamilton seemed a trifle disappointed.