with each other, and at the idea of the new
life opening up before them, to think any-
thing about blushing. At the station, a
number of men insisted on shaking hands
with Jim, and being introduced to his wife.
They were all bearded, as if shaving were
an unnecessary labor, and their trousers were
tucked in dusty top-boots, none of which
had ever seen blacking. Annie had a sense
of these men seeming unwashed, or as if
they had slept in their clothes. But they
had kind voices, and their eyes were very
friendly. So she shook hands with them all
with heartiness, and asked them to drive out
and bring their womenkind.

"I am going to make up my mind not
to be lonesome," she declared; "but, all the
same, I shall want to see some women."

Annie had got safe on the high seat of
the wagon, and was balancing her little feet
on the inclined foot-rest, when a woman
came running across the street, calling
aloud, --

"Mr. Lancy! Mr. Lancy! You're not
going to drive away without introducing
me to your wife!"