“I reckon Rosebud’ll take to it later on,” he said quietly.

“When she’s married.”

“Ye-es.”

Seth watched the needle pass through and through the wool on its rippling way. And his thoughts were of a speculative nature.

“She’s a grown woman now,” said Mrs. Sampson, after a while.

“That’s so.”

“An’ she’ll be thinkin’ of ’beaus,’ or I’m no prophet.”

“Time enough, Ma.”

“Time? I guess she’s goin’ on eighteen. Maybe you don’t know a deal o’ gals, boy.”

The bright face looked up. One swift glance at her companion and she was bending over her work again.