Then Master Plummer did his part by adding:
"We'll let up on the detective business, eh, Dan, an' settle down to reg'lar work as soon as this swellin' is over."
The coachman gave rein to the horses, and Dan Fernald was soon left far in the rear.
On the afternoon of this same day, when the rush for evening papers had subsided and the merchants of Newspaper Row were resting from their labours, as they listened to Dan Fernald's story of his adventures, Plums suddenly appeared, looking remarkably well pleased with himself and the world in general.
"THEN AUNT DORCAS AND HER FAMILY WERE READY FOR THE RIDE."
"Hello! We thought you was settin' round up-town with the rest of the dudes. Dan says you come down from the country in a swell turnout," Jerry Hayes cried, with something very like envy in his tones.
"Dan couldn't laid it on any too thick, for we've been humpin' ourselves in great style," Master Plummer replied, with an air of satisfaction.