A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE 181 



When he rejoined me several hours later for an indoor 

 breakfast, for it had turned to rain again and promised 

 several days of the saturate weather that makes even 

 a mountain camp utterly dreary, he brought me the 

 news that Larry was to work for me especially, beginning 

 on the rose bed, that he would lodge with Amos 

 Opie and take his meals with Anastasia, who thinks it 

 likely that they are cousins on the mothers' side, as they 

 are both of the same parish and name. The exact 

 way of our meeting with him need not be dwelt upon 

 domestically, for the sake of discipline, as he will have 

 more self-respect among his fellows in the combination 

 clothes we provided, "until his baggage arrives." He 

 is to be paid no money, and allowed to " shlape" if a 

 spell unhappily arrives. When the season is over, Bart 

 agrees to see him on board ship with a prepaid passage 

 straight to Kathy, and whatever else is his due sent to 

 her ! Meanwhile he promised to "fit the leddy with the 

 tastiest garden off the old sod ! " 



So here we are ! 



This chronicle should have a penny-dreadful title, 

 " Their Midnight Adventure, or How it Rained a Rose 

 Gardener!" Tell me about the ferns next time; we 

 have only moved the glossy Christmas and evergreen- 

 crested wood ferns as yet, being sure of these. 



