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The next ain, and his infor to Kent Thea light in his shack, he had walked down to see him And he had found three ers One of the Rib from over on Sand Creek; the third was Mooie, the old Indian trailer Kent wanted to jureatest trailers in all that part of the Northland Fingers had lost no time, and he wanted to voice his approbation like a small boy on the Fourth of July

But his face, seen by Father Layonne, betrayed none of the excite into a ti-distance deal where there would be , and that he could not interrupt himself just then to talk about Kent Would Father Layonne co, and Fingers' place was locked up!

All the rest of the day Kent waited eagerly for Fingers For the first time Kedsty caers ht be of assistance to hier than a couple ofoutside the cell In the afternoon Doctor Cardigan cah job waiting for him, he said Mercer was all cut up, in a literal as well as a , and he had to have seventeen stitches taken in his face It was Cardigan's opinion that sorinned at Kent Then he added in a whisper, "My God, Kent, hoish you had ers caers He was not wheezing He seemed to have lost flesh His face was alive That hat struck Kent--the new life in it There was color in his eyes And Togs, the dog, was not with him He smiled when he shook hands with Kent, and nodded, and chuckled And Kent, after that, gripped him by the shoulders and shook hiers in a low voice "I don't dare move much in the day, or people onder But, God bless ht, Kent I s are co!"