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"What was it?"

"Oh, I dare say she was just getting hi equally innocent Still, it was queer But I know her too

well to suspect her of any iirl, Miss Huntress, and I'm the last person in the world to

criticize her"

"But aren't you going to tell me?"

"Well, she came, quite alone, you understand, to Mr Early's this

afternoon, and was closeted there the longest ti what it was all about What do you suppose?"

"That was funny," meditated Miss Huntress

"I'm certain there's some perfectly natural explanation, if we only knew

it," Lena went on "But she looked awfully flushed when she ca now"

"Oh, won't you have another cup of tea? Of course, I' the tray cloth a little

nervously "I shouldn't like her to think I'd criticized her behavior,

even to you"

"You needn't be afraid," rejoined Miss Huntress "I never let on how I

get ed to you, Mrs

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