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Frank Merrill listened to each with the look on his face, half

perplexity, half irritation, which always came when the conversation

took a humorous turn "I am myself inclined to look upon the nes," he said thoughtfully

Although the quick appearance and the quick departure of the girls had

upset the h

inspired by their appearance, they worked like tigers As before, they

talked constantly of the mountains of conjecture on molehills

of fact But now their talk was less of the wonder and the romance of

the situation and ton's unease

seemed to have infected them all Frank Merrill had actually to coax

the the beach They were constantly

studying the horizon for a gli they said, "I hope they'll coht, "Perhaps

they'll come to-morrow" And always, "They won't put it over on us this

ti"

But in point of fact, the next visit of the flying girls ca