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The group began to break up and ood-natured word or so of farewell Bennington,

recovering froe of these events, stepped

forward to where Fay and the girl had resu miner had recovered his habitual tone of raillery, and

that the girl was now looking up at hiton with forreat kindness, to see that you get down the gulch

safely"

Fay cut in before the girl could reply

"Don't bother about that, de Laney," said he, in a most cavalier

fashion "I'll see to it"

"I did not address you, sir!" returned Bennington coldly The

Westerner's eyes twinkled with airl interrupted

"Thank you very ht--I wouldn't