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"I' back into the roouests good night as they

tumbled out of his motor-boat They were in more or less exuberant

spirits; for the colonel kne to do two things particularly well:

order a dinner, and avoid the ible s Abbott, the Barone and Harrigan, ar one tune in three different keys, while Courtlandt set

the pace for the padre

All through the dinner the padre had watched and listened Faces were

generally books to his

that pleased hiht rover, a fool over wine and woles in a man's face as a

skilled eoe that men who live mostly out of doors are

not volatile and irresponsible, but are more inclined to reserve, to

reticence, to a philosophy which is broad and coenerally s, and who let other

people tell about it Thus, the padre liked Courtlandt's voice, his

engaging s eyes; and he liked the leanness about

the jahich was indicative of strength of character In fact, he

experienced a singular jubilation as he walked beside this silent raveyour pardon," said Courtlandt

"I beg yours I was thinking aloud How long have you known the

Harrigans?"

"The father and mother I never saw before to-day"