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She hurried ahead of hi with

his e had borrowed a dory for the trip He installed

hi ether on the midship seat The skipper listened to their chat

with bland content

"There's a fellow that's one of our kind, and he ain't trying to court

irl," he had confided to Mr Speed "He is spoke for and she knows

it And under the folks to

be sociable"

It was still early ent was there ahead of the the scattered houses, puffing on his cigar

He wasbusiness in a loud

tone of voice That business was paying over the money which the state

had allowed for "squatter improvements" In the case of the settlers on

Hue and Cry the sums wereshacks, erected froed flotsam of the ocean and

patched over and over with tarred paper