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"Thank you, no," I snapped

"Suit yourself, Mr Glenarreeable drawling euard You have

tried twice to kill rinned

"But you'd better cut off one for this"

He lifted the gray fedora hat froh a hole in the top

"You're a pretty fair shot, Mr Glenarm The fact

about me is,"-and he winked,-"the honest truth is,

I'

out on the lake this afternoon I sighted you froun, but I was

afraid to risk it" He seemed to be shaken with inner

mirth "If I'd missed, I wasn't sure you'd be scared to

death!"

For a novel diversion I heartily reco

with the assassin who has, only a few days or hours

before, tried toin the

way of social adventure that is quite equal to it Morgan

was a fellow of intelligence and, whatever lay back

of his designs against me, he was clearly a foe to reckon

with He stood in the doorway cal arette

"Morgan, I hope you understand that I arandfather may have inflicted