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which I brought from the closet and threw upon the

bed "They le"

He drew from its cover the heavy rifle I had used

last on a leopard hunt and tested its weight

"Precious little use you'll have for this! Better let

me take it back to The Sod to use on the landlords

I say, Jack, are we never to seek our fortunes together

again? We hit it off pretty well, old man, come to think

of it,-I don't like to lose you"

He bent over the straps of the rifle-case with unnecessary

care, but there was a quaver in his voice that was

not like Larry Donovan

"Co upon

hi

man, Jack Glenarm, but I can't think of it I have ot to stick it out

there alone It's part of the gaentleman

set up for you, as I understand it Go ahead, collect

your fortune, and then, if I haven't been hanged in the

meantime, we'll join forces later There's no chap anywhere

with a pleasanter knack at spending money than

your old friend L D"