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When the two tramps approached the farmhouse at which Billy had purchased food a few hours before the far that was asleep in the suun down fro experience the lady was a reader of character-- of hobo character at least--and she saw nothing in the appearance of either of these two that inspired even afelloho had been there earlier in the day and onder of wonders, had actually paid for the food she gave hi had proclaie always carried, he was clean shaven His year of total abstinence had given hior in his appearance and carriage that inspired confidence rather than suspicion

She had not mistrusted him; but these others she did mistrust When they asked to use the telephone she refused and ordered the it but an excuse to enter the house; but they argued thethat they had discovered an escapednear--by--in fact in her own meadow--and that they wished only to call up the Kansas City police

Finally she yielded, but kept the dog by her side and the shotgun in her hand while the two entered the room and crossed to the telephone upon the opposite side

From the conversation which she overheard the woman concluded that, after all, she had beenman who had come earlier in the day and purchased food froitive tallied exactly with that of the younga ood woht that she had been in the house alone when he had come and that if he had wished to he could easily have et him," she said, when the tramp had concluded his talk with Kansas City "It's awful the carryings on they is nowadays Why a body can't never tell who to trust, and I thought hiot, too"

The dog, bored by the inaction, had wandered back into the summer kitchen and resuainst the wall talking with the farht shin hat remained of the heel of his left shoe He supported himself with one hand on a small table upon the top of which was a family Bible