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"Oh, what?" she de as

his own

"You could never guess," he assured her "Tonight, at supper,

grandfather suddenly told me that he wanted o away from Old Chester I was perfectly amazed 'Go

hunt up a publisher for your truck,' he said He always calls the

dra,

evidently, was to have et away from home To improve my mind, I

suppose He said all gentleht to travel To live in one place

all the ti, he said I told hiive et you

away' It wasn't very flattering, was it?"

Helena's face flashed into suspicion "Why did he want to get you

away?" she asked coldly There was an alarmed alertness in her voice

that made the boy look at her

"He said he wanted me to 'be able to know cakes and ale when I saw

therandfather?"

"Know cakes and ale!" she stammered, and then looked at him furtively