in it long ago. And without any singing and preaching for a nightcap, either.”
“Listen, you big fool. The Missis says she’ll take you back. I begged her to. But you must behave. And you can go up to the house to-night; and your old room over the stable is ready.”
“Great!” said Thomas earnestly. “You are It, Annie. But when did these stunts happen?”
“To-night at Professor Cherubusco’s. He sent his automobile for the Missis, and she took me along. I’ve been there with her before.”
“What’s the professor’s line?”
“He’s a clearvoyant and a witch. The Missis consults him. He knows everything. But he hasn’t done the Missis any good yet, though she’s paid him hundreds of dollars. But he told us that the stars told him we could find you here.”
“What’s the old lady want this cherry-buster to do?”
“That’s a family secret,” said Annie. “And now you’ve asked enough questions. Come on home, you big fool.”
They had moved but a little way up the street when Thomas stopped.
“Got any dough with you, Annie?” he asked.
Annie looked at him sharply.
“Oh, I know what that look means,” said Thomas. “You’re wrong. Not another drop. But there’s a guy that was standing next to me in the bed line over there
