remarked the actor. "But how am I to do it in—this?" and he held out the silk hat, now much the worse for what it had gone through.
"Oh, I'll supply a new hat. Trot along and get dried out. I guess you'll have to have your suit pressed. Possibly there is a tailor in the village."
Mr. Bunn went off by himself, rather sulkily. Mr. Switzer was in high good humor at the fun he had had with the hose.
"Good joke!" laughed Paul. Then he made his way to the side of Alice, and made an engagement to walk to the village with her that evening.
"This is the barn I intend to burn in one of our big rural plays," said Mr. Pertell to Mr. De Vere, who, with his daughters, had strolled out to the ancient structure.
"What sort of a scene will it be a part of?" asked the actor.
"A rescue. One of the young ladies—or possibly two of them—will be saved from the burning barn. The play is not completed yet, but I have that much of it worked out. Let us look at the interior and see how it is suited to our needs."
As the little party entered they heard, off in one corner, a noise as though someone was running across the sagging floor, which contained many loose boards.
