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Bennington bowed coldly, but his immense relief flickered into his face

in spite of himself "What should we do first?" he asked formally

"Sit here and wait for the kids," responded Jim

"Who are the kids?"

"Friends of s and lit a pipe "Tell us about

it," said he

"There isn't , so I just held

theet down the shaft I didn't knohat I was

going to do next, but I was glad to have theed you?" inquired Fay,with the mouthpiece of his

pipe toward the wounded shoulder

"That was Arthur He had a little gun in his coat pocket and he shot

frouns they had, I

thought"

"Did you take a crack at him then?" asked Fay, interested

"Oh, no I just covered him and made him shell out As a matter of fact

I don't believe any one of the from ti the passage of these events the day had

not far advanced The shadow of Harney had not yet reached out to the

edge of the hills

"Hullo! The kids!" said Fay suddenly

Two pedestrians eulch and bent their steps

toward the caasp of

surprise, recognised the Leslies

The sprightly youths were dressed just alike, in knickerbockers and

Norfolk jackets of dark brown plaid, and ston had always believed would attract too