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cautiously appeared again at the head of the stairs, up which she had fled unseen a second before.
 Give Mir Carter a glass of gin ger ale, You must be tired and thirsty" addressing the locksmith and thereby shutting off his bashful thanks. "Perhaps you prefer cof- fec-no? The ginger ale. then. and Julia" elevatHs her voice as Car ter disappeared up the steps and into the kitchen, give MT Carter the letter left on the desk in the living room and ask him to mail it in Iitchfield."
 "Yassum."
 The colorcd maid appeared once more at the head of the stairs.
 "I was fiNin' 10 drive with hjt1 as fur as de en' ob de lane an git de mail Miss Peggy"
 All right
 Back once more in the bedroom she found Obadiah Evans staring at the nigh dresser.
 How about looking in the draw crs?" he suggested. and taking her consent for granted, pulled out first one and then another.
 Instantly PrgGy was at his side and the two of them gazcd cur iously at the linen piled in orderly array; sheets pillow cases and towclins; the next drawer held a pair of blankets; the one above that was empty. while the top draw cl' contained the family Rible-a cumbersome affair which Obadiah | lifted out with some difficulty. as the book was wedgcd in the narrow space.
 Nothing to get excited about commented Obadiah dryly, as he shut the drawer. Well, Miss Pres colt. we'll be darn sight more comfortable upstairs, Pm thinking"
 She nodded abscntiy, her gaze i reverting to the bed. It's box springs and thick mattress were bare of linen, for sheets and blank cts, neatly folded, lay on top Of the 1 mattress. Peggy's stare grew in tcnsified. She had visited West 1 Point and had seen similarly ar ranged cots in the cadets tents. ! "Coming?" suggested Obadal, and the hint of impatience in his voice vas unmistakable. Peggy 1 stepped past him, hesitated, then turned back and picked up the l family Bible and went upstairs i Will you lock up, please?"
 T don't know why Uncle Herbert kept the room locked but I'll fell somewhat easier if it is locked again until'- dropping her voice. until We understand why"
 That's not foolish, that's acting sensible" returned Obadiah. You ! go ahead and I'll lock up.'' | Obadiah cXtlugushcd one candle, i then another, until only one was left burning on it's improvised pie pan Candlestck. Turning back to the bedroom door, he pushed the hasp over the staple, first taking from the later the paddock dan- gling from it. He balanced the paddock and It's neW-made keys in the palm of his hand for a second or two, then, taking from his pocket another of similar make, he quickly substituted the second paddock for the first and snapped it around the staple PocIietinS Prescott's old paddock, he picked up the candle and went softly up the stairs.
 "I cant stay" he explained as { Peggy pushed forward a chair. Mir Chase said to tell you he'd be by tomorrow"
 Obadiah's palpable efforts tc make small :alk as he edged to- ward the front door would not have escaped Peggy's keen per captions had she not been contriv- ing in her own mind how to extract information without seeming to do so.
 T am glad Mir. Chase is still with you," she said following him to the door. You would be lonely otherwise without Jim"