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George's face cleared "That sounds rather sport I'd better bring up the servants Theya couple of rifles for you, in case it's all a fraud and ant to go shooting I thought the place was going to be stale, but it promises pretty well now" And he studied the plan on his shirt cuff Then an idea ca That will mean that Marker's letter was a blind of so What will you do then? Coly "I think Thwaite is good enough, and I should be no manner of use You and I ait up there in the hills on the off-chance of picking up so about and try and discover things It's enough to drive a hastly place Wonder how the Logans thrive here Odd mixture this Strauss and hill tribes not twenty hed "I think I prefer the hill tribes I am not in the humour for Strauss just now I shall have to be off in an hour, so I ae retired to the ballrooan He was an abstracted and silent partner, and in the intervals of dancing he studied his cuff Miss A talked to him of polo, and Miss B of home; Miss C discovered that they had common friends, and Miss D that she had known his sister Miss E, as more observant, saw the cause of his distraction and asked, "What queer hieroglyphics have you got on your cuff, Mr Winterhae looked down in a bewildered way at his sleeve "Where on earth have I been?" he asked in wonder "That's the worst of being an absent-raarden gate, where Thwaite was standing s A sais held a saddled pony by the road-side Lewis, in rough shooting clothes, was preparing toof a waltz tune and the sound of laughter, while far in the north the cliffs of the pass frareat draughts of the cool, fresh air "I wish I was co with you," he said wistfully