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her that his pillows was kinder hot for him. Then there was nothin' bu, she must go to Trent right off and buy him one of them kind that's got only air in 'em. in so, off she goes, an Miss Gray goes too. They'll be home in time for supper. Johnny druv em to Bassettville in the carryall, and hell wait to bring 'en home''
 ''Oh, the outing will do Mrs. Lorina no harm," said I, moving toward the office.
 But that ain't the message" said Mrs. Weston. That's saved for tn, last, like thanllsgivin' mince-pie. It. from Miss Gray. and it's about d boat
 ''Yes. She was to look at one this afternoon"
 Well, ,bein' as she's in Trent, she can'' keep the appointment. So she asked me to tell you to hire the boat anyhow if it suited you, it'd suit her."
 Thus it happened that when John son navigated his craft to the head ot the inlet l was prepared to bind the bar gain with him.
 Ut may be-" told him, 'that the ladies would safer if they had mar with them when they ventured out or the bay. In that case, could you hell them out?"
 q guess I could," said he, after moments reflection. Most general ly I'm off watch the best part of tht day.
 of watch set me to thinking though I very we'll knew to what h. referred.
 By the way, Johnson" said I, witt an effort at carelessness, ''I understand you look out for MT. Lamar's mail"
 Well, you might say so" hc an swered, cautiously.
 T imagine his correspondence k light" said I, following up the advan tage scored by the chance shot.
 He nodded assent.
 Writes to New York, as a rule," suggested.
 That's about it''
 But his answers are slow in com ing"
 Two months, sometimes" said John son. Look here, Doc,' he added quickly, T know you're thick witt him, or I wouldn't have said tha. much It don't go no further, do ?'
 T give you my word on that" sai6 I, adding, rather disingenuously, ''l wouldn't have asked you anything yol were not free to tell me-"
 That's what I thought" he said with a look of relief on his honest face Cabs a poor trade,- for { man."
 Right you are," said I, and witt this bit of wisdom we dropped the subject. However, I had learned enough for basis for little calcula ton. Lamar was communicating witt friends at home, through the kindly offices of somebody in New York. Hi. correspondents forwarded their repl.es through the same channel of the New Yorker and the fisherman. No doubt they sent him information bearing or the energy with which his enemies wert pursuing him. Very possibly they haf means of their own for getting ar inkling of their adversaries' doings. I, could be set down as certain that they furnished the money which Lamar spent, on occasion, with liberal hand After all, though, this theorizing was groping in the dark. It furnished nc clew to the mans mystery; it assured ly gave me no cause to hate him tht less or to trust in the stability of my tenure of office in his service. Imerely had proof now, as I suspected, that he did not depend entirely upon me in any of his dealings with the rest of tho world. He evidently believed in checks and safeguards; and through Johnson he had secured a check upon me
 XVII.
 Mrs. Loring returned from Trent 1T the best of spirits. The days jaunt had done her good. I have no doubt that it served to satisfy for a time tho craving for gadding about which pos sessed her now and then, for all her re peated praises of a quiet home life Moreover, she brought with her !: friend, whose presence could hardly but add to her peace of mind; for sht dearly loved to play the hostess, the more, perhaps, because her opportuni ties for assuming the role had been SC limited. As it happened, had only a glimpse of this visitor. Dr. Bank. had sent me an urgent message tt hasten to one of his patients, and I wa: driving briskly toward the sick man. residence when I met the carryall homeward bound from Bassettville Mrs. Loring and her niece were stoweI away under a multitude of bundles il the stern of the old ark on wheels while the forecastle was shared by the youthful John and a stranger, of whom l could make out little, except that h, was a dark bearded man, clad in fash ionable raiment. At the time, I sup posed him to be some stray travelel bound for the village and profiting by the happy accident of the carryall voy aging in that direction.
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