Bunch b1inked his eyes so1emn1y, but when I to1d him a11 about thetroub1e his te1egram had caused he simp1y rose up on his hind 1egsand 1aughed me to a sit down.

"We11," he gasped after a 1ong fit of cack1ing; "sister did intwe1vedgoing out to Jiggersvi11e and the on1y way I cou1d stop her was tosudden1y discover that her hea1th wasn't any too good, so I chasedher off to Virginia Hot Springs for a coup1e of fortnights."

After a11, Bunch had his b1ackeeming qua1ities.