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expect to him.

Ana now m"Ch ul0 you pay TOT lt'
He went on with a long rismarols
about mortgage and a second mort
gage and "foreclosing to protect him
self" and 80 on. All I sec In It was
more proofs that lambs fooling with
Nate Scudder was likely to lose, not
only wool, but hoofs, hide and tai
low.
When I told Hartley he seemed real
pleased.
That makes II easy" he says.
"Scudder will accommodate me by do
ing a little favor. won't he?"
Sure thing" says I, sarcastic.
Amt he been accommodating you
ever since You struck town."
Yes" he says he has. Scuddcr IL
generous chap"
And he meant IL. too! Why the
good Lord let's such simple innocents
as him and his chum run around loose
for it--but there! No doubt he has
his reasons. And what would become
Of the summer hotels without that
kind?
Him and Nate was pretty thick for
the next few days. Something was
up, though as yet want In the Sc.
cret. Hartley made one or two trips
TO the village and he took neither me
nor Van with him. He asked me
where the doctor lived and a lot more
questions.
Van Brunt too, was getting pretty
confidential with Nate. / caught the
two Of EN- OF alone by the barn or
somewheres quite good many times.
! They was always whispering earnest,
and when hove in sight they'd break
away and act guilty. There was
something up there, too, and again
want in with the elect. begun to
feel sighted
But in little while Hartley's
secret come out. One day Van took
n notion to 60 down to Halt Moon
Neck cunning after peeps. He wanted
Hartley to go with him. but Martin
said no He said he didn't feel like It,
somehow. Why didn't Van put 1t oil?
But Van want the put-oT kind. Hc
was going and going right then. lie
wanted Scudder to sail him down, but
Nate was too busy, SO he hired Eu'
reka's brother, Lycurgus. Tho two
sailed away in the Dora Dassctt to be
gone all night. I want invited. The
Twins had no use for me as cunning
pilot.
That afternoon late Hartley comes
over from tho main, rowed by Scudder
The pair Of EN- seemed mighty tickled
about something.
We'll. Mr. Hartley" says Nate
"well see you tomorrow morning. It'll
work all right; you see"
will he work." laughs Hartley
That's tho question"
II callate he'll make the BLUM,
snickers Scudder. ~ don't know where
he'll sleep nights II ne don't. Land o.
love! DID you see his face when 20,
sprung It on him? Haw! hav!"
When We got to the house Hartley
calls In Eureka.
you're going TO stay here tonight.
he says to her. Mr.. Pratt and have
an errand ashore early In the morn
ing and Mr. Van Prunt will be bacl
soon after, and hungry, imagine. 81
you must be ready with his breakfast
It's all right. Your father under
stands"
Eureka was some surprised, bu
she said she'd stay
All through supper Hartley wa
: uct Q hnC
time he calls me ont On the porch.
SOL" he says what would surprs
you most In this world?"
ITO see Mr. Van Brunt shoot at
bird and hit IT," says Leaving m
out OF all these cunning trips jare
my pride considerable.
"Humph." he says. He shot
dozen the other day"
Yes, but l didn't see him shoe
. EN-"
He laughed. You countrymen ar
} Jealous creatures, he says Wei
this is more surprising than that
! What would you say il Mr.. Washing
\ ton Sparrow consented to go TO work
looked at him. Il wouldn't sa
8 nothing" says, I'd send for
> rait.jacket. What are you tallin
B about7"
He turned around in his chair.
, You remember told you wa
I going to try TO make him. he say
y We'll ! think I've succeeded, Com
with me tomorrow morning and SCI
0 I'm doing II for the sake OF this
T plucky daughter Of his, and 1t has r.
= quired some engineering and dipl
J. macy. But think win. Don't mel
! ton q word 10 Eureka, though"
promised to keep mum. l trie
to get him to tell me more. but h
: wouldn't. Wait and see" was all
= could get ont of him.
turned In kind OF trance, as yo
might say. Washy Sparrow work
Well. I'd have TO see him doing 1t wit
my own eyes. wouldn't believe eve
tintype Of the performance II tive
took by Saint Peter.
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