"And the best thing about it is that I did it all myself!" said Jimmie.
"All?" echoed Virginia.
"Yes, every bit," he answered impudently.
"Didn't Robert help any?"
"Oh, of course, he gave me the chance, but how long do you think I'd have lasted if I hadn't made good?"
His sister-in-law smiled good-naturedly. Quickly she asked:
"What salary were you getting when Robert gave you your chance?"
"That's got nothing to do with it," he retorted.
"You were getting fourteen dollars a week and he started you at fifty. That was some help, wasn't it?"
"Oh, well! what of it?"