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"I'm sure I don't see what occasion Mrs Perkins had to see it," she answered steadily

"Well, she was there!" said her sister dryly She see people, who, if they had been in the foreground, s with their eyebrows to their reenificantly "But that was not what I came over to talk about, Ellen; I wanted to let you know that I've rented the house, and the tenant wants possession next week I thought youover here before I pack up You spoke about wishing you had another couch for the sitting-roo-rooht perhaps you could use mother's bedroom suit"

"You've rented the house!" screaot breath from her astonish me? Who to, I'd like to know? I had a tenant already for that house, I told you"

"Why, I had no time to consult you, Ellen; and, besides, why should I? The house is mine, and I knew you didn't want it You have your own ho independent! I should think mere decency would haveWhat do you know about business? Herbert will be et into no end of trouble with a strange tenant, and we'll have to help you out Herbert always says women make all the trouble they can for him before they call on hied to call on Herbert for assistance, Ellen Everything is arranged The contract was signed this , and I have promised to vacate as soon as possible The tenant is the new school superintendent, and he wants to co that he had been disappointed in getting the Harvey house It's sold to the foreman of the mill So I went over to Harmony to see him at once"

The neas so overwhel and so unquestionably satisfactory from a business point of view that Ellen was speechless with astonishrave wink, and turned to look out of theto prevent an outburst of giggles from his sister