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and char-the only wo for hi the alternative heir, for all I

knew, and possibly Sister Theresa was a party to the

conspiracy

"In time, no doubt, in time, I shall know them," I

answered evasively

"Oh, quite as you like!"-and he changed the subject

We talked of reat familiarity, of universities,

of travel and adventure He was a Columbia man and

had spent two years at Oxford

"Well," he exclaimed, "this has been very pleasant,

but I an,

the caretaker at the resort village The poor fellow accidentally

shot hi of that sort, and he has an ugly hole in his

arave me an errand to do for him He's a conscientious

fellow and wished

that he'd been hurt, but was attending to his duties

Pickering owns a cottage over there, and Morgan has

charge of it You know Pickering, of course?"

I looked ht in the eye, a

trifle coldly perhaps I ondering why Morgan,

hom I had enjoyed a duel inhis injury to

Arthur Pickering