"Very well, I will make a bargain with you. Don't object to his going, and I won't charge Mr. Fogson anything for my attendance upon him just now."
This appeal to the selfish interests of Mr. Fogson had its effect, and Jed jumped into the doctor's buggy with eager alacrity.
CHAPTER VI. MR. FOGSON MAKES UP HIS MIND.
"I don't know, Jed, whether I can make up to you for the supper you will lose at the poorhouse," observed the doctor jocosely. "Mrs. Redmond may not be as good a cook as Mrs. Fogson."
"I will risk it," said Jed.
"Is the fare much worse than it was when Mrs. Avery was in charge?"
"Very much worse. I don't mind it much myself, for I often get a meal at Fred Morrison's, but the poor old people have a hard time."
"I will make it my business to see that there is an improvement."