"Fine!" answered Mickey. "I've taken my family to the country, too!"
"Why Mickey! without saying a word!" cried Douglas.
"Well it happened so fast," said Mickey, "and I didn't want to bother you
when your head was so full of your old investigation and your own moving."
"Did you hear that Leslie?" he asked. "Mickey dislikes my investigation as
much as the man who comes out short is going to, any day now. So you've
moved Peaches to the country? You should have told me, first."
"I'm sorry if you don't like it," said Mickey. "You see my room was
getting awful hot. I never was there days this time of year, and nights I
slept on the fire-escape; all right for me, but it wouldn't do for Lily.
Why should I have told you?"
"Because Miss Winton had plans for her," explained Douglas. "She intended
to take her to Atwater, and she even contemplated having her back examined
for you."
Mickey's eyes danced and over his face spread a slow grin of
comprehension.
"Well?" ejaculated Douglas.
"Nothing!" said Mickey.
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