eagerness he never had seen in them before—"did he shoot one of them fellers, Ned?"
"He certainly did! He went after them like a hornet, left me so far behind I thought I'd never catch him. You've got a man now, Mrs. Peck; a man right down to the backbone."
"Yes," said Mrs. Peck serenely, sighing happily. "I've got a man at last!"
