"Ma soul an' body!" chuckled Uncle Rufus from the background. "Somebody done sawed off dat boy's pants too short, for suah!"
"Dear suz!" added the housekeeper. "I'm sure I never did that."
"You can't tell me 'twas me done it," snapped Aunt Sarah.
"Oh, Neale!" wailed Ruth. "I didn't cut off but two inches."
"You, Niece Ruth?" exclaimed Aunt Sarah.
"That's what I done."
"Oh, oh!" sharply cried Mrs. MacCall. "I cut 'em off, too!"
Uncle Rufus almost dropped the dish of ham and eggs he was serving. Agnes shouted:
"Oh, my heart alive! Six inches off the bottom of those trousers! You have gone back into short pants, Neale O'Neil, that's sure!"