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"You haven't been on our side of the wall yet? Well,

I prohborly"

"I fear there's a big joke involved in the hidden

treasure," I replied "I'uard it that I have no time for social recreation"

He looked at

His eyes were steady and earnest The Reverend Paul

Stoddard iestion of a quiet strength about him

that drew me to hi

but that I'm at Glenarm to earn my inheritance My

residence here must look pretty sordid from the outside"

"Mr Glenarm's will is a matter of record in the

county, of course But you are too hard on yourself

It's nobody's business if your grandfather wished to

visit his whims on you I should say, in my own case,

that I don't consider it any of my business what you

are here for I didn't coet lonely now and then, and

thought I'd like to establish neighborly relations"

"Thank you; I appreciate your co very much,"

-and my heart warmed under the manifest kindness

of the man

"And I hope"-he spoke for the first ti

Sister Theresa and Miss Devereux They are interesting