individual of Nancy Ellen's choice," said Agatha primly, "but Miss
Amelia Lang tells me he is a very distinguished person, of quite
superior education in a medical way. I shall call him if I ever
have the misfortune to fall ill again. I hope you will tell Nancy
Ellen that we shall be very pleased to have her bring him to see
us some evening, and if she will let me know a short time ahead I
shall take great pleasure in compounding a cake and freezing
custard."

"Of course I shall tell her, and she will feel a trifle more stuck
up than she does now, if that is possible," laughed Kate in deep
amusement.

She surely was feeling fine. Everything had come out so
splendidly. That was what came of having a little spirit and
standing up for your rights. Also she was bubbling inside while
Agatha talked. Kate wondered how Adam survived it every day. She
glanced at him to see if she could detect any marks of shattered
nerves, then laughed outright.

Adam was the finest physical specimen of a man she knew. He was
good looking also, and spoke as well as the average, better in
fact, for from the day of their marriage, Agatha sat on his lap
each night and said these words: "My beloved, to-day I noted an
error in your speech. It would put a former teacher to much
embarrassment to have this occur in public. In the future will
you not try to remember that you should say, 'have gone,' instead
of 'have went?'" As she talked Agatha rumpled Adam's hair, pulled
off his string tie, upon which she insisted, even when he was
plowing; laid her hard little face against his, and held him tight