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“Well, you sho had a lot o' chatter over signin' a lil ole paper.”

“She signed for ten dollars,” said Peter, smiling.

“Huh! she'll never pay it.”

“Said Tump Pack would pay it.”

“Huh!” The old negress dropped the subject, and nodded at a huge double pan on the table. “Dat's whut she brung you.” She grunted disapprovingly.

“And it's for you, too, Mother.”

“Ya-as, I 'magine she brung somp'n fuh me.”

Peter walked across to the double pans, and saw they held a complete dinner—chicken, hot biscuits, cake, pickle, even ice-cream.

The sight of the food brought Peter a realization that he was keenly hungry. As a matter of fact, he ​had not eaten a palatable meal since he had been evicted from the white dining-car at Cairo, Illinois. Siner served his own and his mother's plate.

The old woman sniffed again.

“Seems to me lak you is mighty onobsarvin' fuh a nigger whut's been off to college.”

“Anything else?” Peter looked into the pans again.

“Ain't you see whut it's all in?”

“What it's in?”

“Yeah; whut it's in. You heared whut I said.”