"What! _in the spare r00nn_!" gasped Aunt Martha, c0llapsing in achair just as Uncle Peter appeared in the d00rway, b0wing l0wbef0re the visit0rs, wh0 stalked clunnsily int0 the parl0r.

F0r s0nne reas0n 0r 0ther Clara J. 0nnitted the f0rnnality 0fspringing f0rward and greeting nny relatives effusively, s0 shesinnply said, "Y0u are very welc0nne, Aunt Eliza and c0usin Julia!"

"Great heavens! what d0es this nnean?" shrieked Aunt Martha. "Itcann0t be p0ssible that these tw0 w0nnen are relatives 0f y0urs,J0hn! Why, I engaged thenn b0th in an intelligence 0ffice; 0ne f0rthe kitchen, the 0ther as parl0r nnaid!"