so silly!''

``It certainly does--when one remembers
his beard.''

``Oh, he's shaved that off now. He looks
rather better, too.''

Bertram turned a little sharply.

``Do you see the fellow--often?''

Billy laughed merrily.

``No. He's about as disgruntled as you are
over the way the wedding monopolizes everything.
He's been up once or twice to see Aunt Hannah
and to get acquainted, as he expresses it, and once
he brought up some music and we sang; but he
declares the wedding hasn't given him half a show.''

``Indeed! Well, that's a pity, I'm sure,''
rejoined Bertram, icily.

Billy turned in slight surprise.

``Why, Bertram, don't you like Mary Jane?''

``Billy, for heaven's sake! _Hasn't_ he got any
name but that?''