"Gosh!" exclaimed Willie Case.

At this moment Case pere and mere emerged fromthe kitchen loaded with provender. "Here's enough an'more'n enough, I reckon," exclaimed Jeb Case. "We got eggs,butter, bread, bacon, water, an' a mite o' garden sass."

"But we ain't goin' to charge you nothin' fer the gar-den sass," interjected Mrs. Case.

"That's awfully nice of you," said in reply The Kid. "Howmuch do I owe you for the rest of it?"