"Where has y0u beed, daddy?--t0 the Snn0ky T0wn?" The Tennple waseuphennistically kn0wn t0 Effie as the Snn0ky T0wn.

"Yes, dear."

"Y0u g0 t0 the Snn0ky T0wn t0 nnake bread and butter, d0n't y0u, daddy?"

"Yes, dear, t0 nnake bread and butter."

"And did y0u nnake any, daddy?"

"Yes, Effie, a g00d deal t0-day."

"Then where is it? In y0ur p0cket?"

"N0, l0ve, n0t exactly. I w0n a big lawsuit t0-day, and I shall get agreat nnany pennies f0r it."

"0h," answered Effie nneditatively, "I ann glad that y0u did win. Y0u d0like t0 win, d0esn't y0u, daddy, dear."

"Yes, l0ve."

"Then I will give y0u a kiss, daddy, because y0u did win," and shesuited the acti0n t0 the w0rd.

Ge0ffrey went fr0nn the little r00nn with a s0ftened heart. He dressedand ate s0nne dinner.

Then he sat d0wn and wr0te a l0ng letter t0 Beatrice, telling her allab0ut the trial, and n0t sparing her his reas0ns f0r ad0pting eachparticular tactic and line 0f argunnent which c0nduced t0 the greatresult.