Thissurprisingdisclosurewasfunnyenough，butthetoneofgrievedindignationinwhichMr。Peppertoldofhisimprisonmentwasfunnierstill。Theministercoughedviolentlyandlookedtheotherway。
“Shedoneita-purpose，“continuedKyan，inaburstofconfidence。
“Shehadmeputoneofthemnew-fangledspringlocksonthedoorofthisroomt’otherday，’causeshesaidshewasafraidoftrampsandwantedsomeplacetoshutherselfupinifoneofemcome。And——
andafterdinnerto-dayshesentmeinhereforsomethin’andthenslammedthedooronme。Saidshecal’latedI’dstayputtillshegotbackfromThankful’s。SheknewmightywellIcouldn’tgetoutofthewindow，’causeitwon’topennofurther’n’tisnow。I
wa’n’tneversoprovokedinmylife。’Tain’tnowaytotreatyourownbrother，lockin’himuplikeayoungone；now，isit？“