"I have it fixed," he answered complacently.
"Are you going to put her out of the house?" asked Aunt 'Liza.
"Are you going to have the law on her?" asked Jacob Kalb.
"Yes," answered Uncle Daniel. "I am going to put her out of the house, and I am going to have the law on her. I am going to do both of those things. I am going to be the guardian of her and of Ellie and Weezy and Albert."
"Guardian?" repeated Aunt Eliza.
"Yes, guardian. Those children must have a guardian, and I am the one to be it. But I must have papers. You cannot be a guardian unless you have the papers from the court. I will go to-morrow to town and get papers. Everything shall be fixed right."
Aunt Eliza was alarmed.
"But it will cost money!" she cried.
"Nothing of the kind," answered Uncle Daniel. "It is a kindness I do these children. Shall I pay for it, yet?"