overjoyed to see work in sight, without waiting for an advertisement in
the newspaper.

"I'll go at once," said she. "I'll get a neighbor's girl to mind the
children." And she was as good as her word. As it happened, she proved
to be a good laundress, and Mr. Mallison gave her steady employment
until her husband came from jail. Then, much to his wife's satisfaction,
Sam Cullum turned over a new leaf and became quite sober and
industrious.

Joe was now becoming well acquainted around the hotel and took an
interest in many of the boarders.

Among the number was a young man named Felix Gussing. He was a nice
individual in his way, but had certain peculiarities. One was that he
was exceedingly afraid of horses and at every possible opportunity he
gave them as wide a berth as possible.

"Don't like them at all, don't you know," he said, to Joe, during a boat
ride. "Can't understand them at all."

"Oh, I think a good horse is very nice," answered our hero.

"But they are so--so balkish--so full of kicking," insisted Felix
Gussing.

"Well, I admit some of them are," answered Joe.

There were two young ladies stopping at the hotel and the young man had
become quite well acquainted with both of them. One he thought was very