eatin' at boarding houses."

"Well, never mind," Jack said in a key pitched to rhyme with high C. "I'll
leave you now--and we can see about everything later."

He kissed her, and retired from the room.

"Did he say we're goin' out to dinner?" Aunt Mary asked, when she was left
alone with the maid, who hurried to take her bonnet and shawl, and get her
into juxtaposition with the tea-tray as rapidly as possible.

"Yes, ma'am," the girl screamed, nodding.

"I don't want to," said the old lady firmly. "Lots of trouble comes
through gettin' out of house habits. I've come here to take care of a sick
boy and not to go gallivantin' round myself. I've seen the evils of
gallivantin' a good deal lately and I don't want to see no more. Not here
and not nowhere."

Then she began to eat and drink and reflect, all at the same time.

"By the way, what's your name?" she asked, suddenly. "Jack didn't tell
me."

"Janice, ma'am."

"Granite?" said Aunt Mary. "What a funny idea to name you that! Did they
call you for the tinware or for the rocks?"

"I don't know," shrieked Janice, who was busily occupied in unpacking the
traveler's trunk.

Her new mistress watched her with a critical eye at first, but it became a
more or less sleepy eye as the warmth of the tea meandered slowly through
its owner. There was a battle within Aunt Mary's brain; she wanted to
please Jack, and she was almost dead with sleep.

"Do you think that I ought to try and go out with my nephew to-night?" she
asked Janice.

"If it was me, I should go," cried the maid.

"I never was called slow before," Aunt Mary said, bridling. "I'll thank
you to remember your place, young woman."

Janice explained.

"Oh! I didn't hear plainly," said Aunt Mary. "I don't always. Well go or
not go, I've got to sleep first. I'm dreadfully sleepy, and I've always
been a great believer in sleepin' when you're sleepy."

The fact of the sleepiness was so evident that no attempt was made to
gainsay it. Janice brought down a quilt from the closet and tucked her
charge up luxuriously on the great bed. Five minutes later she was in
dreamland.

Jack came in about seven and looked at her.

"She mustn't be disturbed," he said thoughtfully. "If she wakes up before
ten we'll go out then."

She awoke about nine, and when she opened her eyes the first thing that
she saw was Janice, sitting near by.

"I feel real good," said Aunt Mary.

"I'm so glad," yelled Janice, and smiled, t