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THE TERRIBLE TWINS


The cook made a silent appeal to those processes of mental arithmetic she had learned in her village school, saw her way to a profit of threepence, per-
haps ninepence, on each bird, and said: "Two and threepence each, sir."

The Terror looked at her again thoughtfully, con-
sidering her offer. He saw her profit of three-
pence, perhaps ninepence, and said: "All right, I'll bring you two or three a week. But you'll have to pay cash."

"Oh, yes, sir. Of course, sir," said the cook.

"Do you know any one else who'd buy pheas-
ants?" he said.

"Well, there's Mr. Carrington's cook," said the cook slowly. "She has the management of the housekeeping money like I do. I think she might buy pheasants from you. Mr. Carrington's very partial to game."

"Right," said the Terror. "And thank you for telling me."

He rode straight to the house of Mr. Carrington, and broached the matter to his cook, to whom he had already sold rabbits. He made a direct offer to her of two pheasants a week at two and three-

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