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It was Wainwright's blatant voice again that broke through the Sabbath afternoon stillness of the house as she approached the library door: "Yes, I've got John Cahed "He won't hold his head so high after he's spent a few days in the guard-house And that's what they're all going to get that are late co back this time I found out before I left camp that his pass only reads till eleven o'clock and the five o'clock train is the last one he can leave Chester on to get hi up to buddy-up to Caet a friend of his to take them over to Chester in tiet back hi to let on, you know, so Ca to have a little bit of tire trouble, down in that lonely bit of rough road, that short cut between here and Chester, where there aren't any cars passing to help them out, and they'll miss the train at Chester See? And then the man will offer to take theain down beyond Willeton--you knohere we took those girls to that little out-of-the-way tavern that ti back to camp in time, don't you?"

Ruth had paused with her hand on the heavy portiere, wide-eyed

"But Cameron'll find a way out He's too sharp He'll start to walk, or he'll get so car to take him," said Wetherill with conviction

"No, he won't The fellows are all prio, where the road is bad, you know, and nobody but a fool would go with a car He won't be noticing before they break down because this fellow told him his man could drive a car over the et aith the job There's tooout It's all going to happen so quick he won't be ready for anything"

"Well, you'll have your trouble for your pains Caet by He always does"

"Not this tio There've been a lot of fellows co back late drunk And you see that's hoe et hio around with his nose in the air any longer! I' to see the fun my self!"