“We could make a point of going there to oblige such a man as he is, papa. Think of his bringing up a large family and helping his old father, too, on such small wages as he must get. Oh, he is a downright real man. And, indeed, I have a warm place in my heart for real men.”
“That is why you like Sa——”
“Shut up, Rosemary!”
And Rosemary obeyed.
The remainder of the journey was made without disturbance.
They reached Washington about 3 P.M., dined and rested for an hour at their favorite hotel, and took the afternoon train to New York, where they arrived very late at night.
They had no more trouble with the dog, now that they knew how to manage.
Mr. Force went down to the steamer to see about the passage of the animal, and found that there was a place in the steerage of the great ship where the creature could be accommodated.
Ah, what a chickpecked father that man was!
“If they had wanted to fetch a favorite cow, I should have been obliged to bring her somehow,” he said to himself.