"Only a little, but you're welcome to it."
"All right, let's go back and get it. Say, do you think she'll be pleased?"
"She can't help being pleased," Robert assured him.
"I'm ever so much obliged," said Ronald diffidently. "I never could have done it so well alone."
When they reached Mackenzie's, Beatrice came out on the piazza as Robert went in after the paper, and she was evidently inclined to conversation.
"Where have you been?" she asked sweetly.
"Oh, just up-stream a little ways," replied Ronald, carelessly.
"Have you had Queen out this morning?"
"Yes, I rode her half-way to Fort Wayne and back. She got pretty well used up, but it did her good."
"How dare you!" flamed Beatrice, stamping her foot.