'Twas a week afore he did that, but when he did I says, 'Well,' I says, 'you have got more stick-to-it than I thought you had.

You--'" "Where did he find it ?" interrupted Thankful.
"Land knows! He didn't seem to know himself--just found it, he said.
He acts so sort of upsot and shameful about that umbrella that he and I don't talk about it any more.

But it did show that he had a sense of responsibleness, and a good one.

Anybody that'll stick to and persecute a hunt for a lost thing the way he done will stick to a job the same way.

Don't you think so yourself, Mrs.Barnes ?" Thankful was not convinced, but she yielded.