"That seat is for our guests, so I don't prefer," came her reply,
which left Percy wholly in the dark as to her wishes.

"Then let me be your coachman rather than your guest."

"If you so prefer," she repeated, and without waiting for assistance
quickly mounted to the front seat, leaving him to occupy the
driver's seat beside her.

"Captain and Mrs. Stone of Montplain were with us for Thanksgiving
and I came with the carriage to take them home. Professor Barstow
has also been spending his Thanksgiving vacation visiting with
papa."

"Thank you," said Percy, as he took the lines and turned the horses
toward Westover.

"You are certainly welcome to drive this team if you enjoy it."

"I thank you for that also," said Percy. Adelaide noted the word
_also, _but she only remarked that she hoped he had enjoyed his
travels, though she could not understand what pleasure he could find
in visiting old worn-out farms.

"Of all things," she continued, "it seems to me that farming is the
last that anyone would want to undertake."

"It is both the first and the last," said Percy. "As you know, when
our ancestors came to America, agriculture was the first great
industry they were able to develop. Other industries and professions