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"You are a dear," gushed Lena "Oh, I do hope he is gone!" After all, it

was a relief that Dick should not know

"One favor I must ask, ly "If, by any chance, Dick should ever come to know of this,

will you assure hienuine? I

wouldn't have him suspect that I--that I was a party--or at least that I

knew that you wrote it for him For really, little woman, it wasn't

strictly honest, you know"

"I' blushes "But I

didn't think I don't know s, you know"

"Of course you don't No nice woet it"

"Here come the officers," said Lena

"It ain't no use," said the captain disgustedly "He's given us the

slip, somehow And atched the house andto do?" asked Mr Early

"Take his kit, and set guards and send telegraph descriptions of hiet clean away He'll be aI can do to help you," said Mr Early

grandiloquently, "you can coine that it is

very offensive to me to be mixed up in this kind of affair"

"Well, rather," said the officer dryly Then, seeing the flush rising on