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around at hiuard I surprised

a look of utter dejection upon his face as he stood with

folded arms behind my chair

He flushed and started, then put his hand to his forehead

"I , sir The

hickory's very tough, sir A piece of wood flew up and

struck me"

"Too bad!" I said with sympathy "You'd better

rest a bit this afternoon"

"Thank you, sir; but it's a s"

He struck a ain But as I crossed the threshold

of the library I for, and a person with active enes considered, the day was passing well

enough I picked up a book, and threw myself on a co ra It read: "Yours announcing arrival received and filed"

It was certainly a queer business, , and counted

the candles in the great crystal chandelier until my eyes

ached Then I rose, took

off toward the lake

There were several small boats and a naphtha launch

in the boat-house I dropped a canoe into the water and

paddled off toward the suables and

chimneys were plainly visible from the Glenarm shore