TOD SLOAN 



What a shout went up from the people round ! I 

 laughed with them but she didn't, so the only thing 

 to do was to shake her hand in both mine and to say, 

 " I'm glad to see you, Mrs Plumb " — she may have 

 been Miss — and to make an exit. She called after 

 me, " I'm disappointed with you, Blauser. Mind you 

 come back and see me." 



It was lovely to see her but she didn't realise I had 

 my business to attend to : she thought she was on a 

 fair-ground, I think. Mrs or Miss Plumb must forgive 

 me if she sees this in print. One is liable to forget 

 after so many years. But I could never forget the 

 name; she had been kind to me. Yet we'll hope to 

 have that promised supper some day, with nice baking 

 hot biscuits. 



72 



