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audibly under his breath at his error "Not a bad old 'bus at all,

dear old--young friend Now I'll show you the ge, aren't they?" said Vera, properly io out," said Bones sole

forward to the return journey with the greatest eagerness--Iforward to the other journey--I don't

mean to say I want the day to finish, and all that sort of rot In

fact, dear old Miss Vera, I think we'd better be starting"

He cranked up and cliuerite to seat herself by his side He ht have done this

without explanation, but Bones never did things without explanation,

and he turned back and glared at Ha, wouldn't you?" he said

gruffly "Don't worry about s reflected in the glass screen, but I'----"

"Get on with it!" snarled Hamilton

It was, nevertheless, a perfect day, and Bones, to everybody's

surprise, his own included, drove perfectly It had been his secret

intention to drive to Brighton; but nobody suspected this plan, or

cared very

smoothly across Salisbury Plain