"The boss's show looks A1. One of the Surprise men was down for a look round in the morning."

"Ah, who was that?"

"Mr. —— Moll, what's his name?"

"Mr. King," said the girl.

"And what did King say about it?"

"He talked big enough," Gregory put in. "But he seemed as interested in the gel there. He said he might be along agen."

"Dad, yer tongue's too big for yer mouth."

"Well, he seemed uncommon shook on yer. I reckon he thought yer show better than my show. A-haw, haw, haw! A-haw, haw, he-haw!"

"Mr. King is a pleasant-spoken gentleman," Mrs. Gregory said.