Then you want to doll yourself up for--well, for the party you're goin' to--" "The same morning ?" interrupted Mary-'Gusta.
Mr.Kron grinned.

He was a young man and this was his first trip in that section.

His clothes were neither modest nor retiring and he, himself, did not suffer from these failings.

Also he prided himself on having a way with the ladies, especially the younger ladies.

And Mary-'Gusta was distinctly the most attractive young person he had met on this trip.
He laughed in appreciation of the joke.
"Say," he observed, admiringly, "you're up to the minute, ain't you! You're some kidder, all right.