“At any rate he appears to be truthful,” commented Clovis.

“To think that a scandal of this sort should be going on under my roof!” said Mrs. Riversedge indignantly.

“I wonder why it is that scandal seems so much worse under a roof,” observed Clovis; “I’ve always regarded it as a proof of the superior delicacy of the cat tribe that it conducts most of its scandals above the slates.”