It was her carpenter, tall and smiling, with a kit of tools and a big window-frame on a wheelbarrow just behind him. “Well, I brought one along fer you to see,” he said, stooping to lift the frame and bring it in. “They said you could have ’em fer two and a half apiece, and I thought that was reasonable. Now, where was it you wanted ’em? There’s four or five available. You can take as many as you want and leave the rest, and there’s a bay like I was telling you. He says he’ll make it five, ’cause he wants to get it out of the way. It has these here di’mon panes. It’s real pretty like.” Cornelia had stood back aghast at sight of the window-frame; but, when she heard the price, she opened the door wide, and forgot all her troubles for the moment. “Oh, how wonderful!” she said, her eyes shining. “Come in. Could you—you couldn’t—put it in _now_?” “Why, yes, that’s what I come fer, if you want it done. Course I don’t want to force it on you, but I thought you could tell if it would do. We quit early today, ’count of being all done at one place and not wanting to begin another till Monday cause the stuff ain’t come yet; so I just thought to me I’d bring my tools and work all day tomorrow and Saturday,—course that’s a half, but then— And, if you wanted, I’d go at this job right off. I oughtta be able to get this winder in by dark. Of course that’s working after union hours, but this here don’t count, being right next door home, you know; it’s kind of a favor to a neighbor, see? I brought the sash and all; its standing just outside, against the house. Now, you want these one each side the fireplace, don’t you?” Cornelia drew a deep breath of daring and said, “Yes!” and then suddenly was glad—just a little—that Carey had been called away. Now she could surprise the whole family. With her heart in her mouth she stood by the open parlor door, and watched a great hole arrive in the blank wall, and then with a breath of relief turned and sped quickly upstairs to make up for lost time and to put the rooms there in order. It would soon be time for the children to come home from school. How surprised they would be! She knew she could count on both of them to be delighted; but she wished it had been possible for that window to be in before they arrived, it would be such fun to surprise them with it. Then she glanced out the window, and saw a little girl coming in the gate; and she hurried down to the door to see what was wanted. “Why,” began the small maiden, “your sister Lou said to tell you she ner Harry wouldn’t be home till late. She said they had to practise that play fer the entertainment. She said you needn’t to worry. She said to tell you Harry had telephoned to the store, and it’s all right.”