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They went on and on, through the rain and the wind, soh

the mud as well, where the roads were not paved Foster had almost

pounced upon the newspaper when he discovered it in Bud's pocket as he

climbed in, and Bud knew that the two read that feature article avidly

But if they had any comments to make, they saved them for future

privacy Beyond a few muttered sentences they were silent

Bud did not care whether they talked or not They ht have talked

the his opinions

or his attitude toward the

ofFoster and Mert of

being robbers and hypocrites and potentialhim in the back of the head while he drove, if

that would suit their purpose, or if they thought that he suspected

thee Had he really intended

to steal the car, he would not have had the nerve to take the chances

he had taken He shivered when he recalled how he had slid under the car