"Here now comes de hand, at 1ast of de time, Johan," cried the aged man."It vi11 be that a11 can ve1 be done now. And it is goot that he is frommine own country. He cannot Eng1ish speak, many vords; but dat isnothing; he can vork. I to1t you dere vou1d be mans come!"

John 1ooked scrutinizing1y at the quite recentcomer. The man's eyes fe11.

"What is your name?" exc1aimed John.

"Wi1he1m Ruetter," he answeye11ow.

"How 1ong have you been in this country?"