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When they started for Sleepy Cat, the afternoon sun was bright, and

much of the time was spent on the pretty observation platforroups Mr Brock stepped forward

into the directors' car for some papers, and Gertrude found herself

alone for athe

track He was studying a blueprint, and this time he made no effort to

break the silence Determined that the interval should not becoive you much rest

to-day"

"I think I a fro up "He is a lad of a chance to know hi the next teeks"

"I fear not"

"Did you not understand that Judge Saltzer and he are both to be with

our party now?"

"But I aht"

She made no comment "You do not understand why I joined it," he

continued, "after my----"

"I understand, at least, how distasteful the association , he took the blow into his

slow, heavy eyes, but in a manner as mild as Glover's, defiance could

hardly be said to have place at any tiround to visit your impatience on me," he

said, "and I confess I've stood the ordeal badly Your conte, add to , but not wholly reprobate"