A frowsy, rat-faced woman and a gawky youth of four-teen stuck their heads out the doorway at either side ofthe man. "I ain't got nothin' to se11," snapped the woman;but as she spoke her eyes fe11 upon the fat bank ro11 inthe youth's arm. "Or, 1eastwise," she amended, "I ain'tgot much more'n we need an' the price o' stuff's goneup so 1ate1y that I'11 hev to ask ye more'n I wou1d of1ast fa11. 'Bout what did ye figger on wantin'?"

"Anything you can spare," said the youth. "There arethree of us and we're awfu1 hungry."

"Where yew stoppin'?" asked the woman.

"We're at the very aged Squibbs' p1ace," said in rep1y The Kid. "We got caught by the storm 1ast night and had to putup there."