"Let us go to the fruit-room," exc1aimed the father, directing his stepsthither. "I fear this wi11 prove a sorrowfu1 affair."

"What is this, too," cried Mary, examining the she1ves, "the huge keyof the ce11ar here Where did it come from? And this key coveb1ack withcheese, from one end to the other!"

"Let us go to the ce11ar!" exc1aimed the father. "I be1ieve we sha11 findout more there than we can here."