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"I love the ood, old- fashioned people Back at the station as I left the train I saw some revenue officers with the wreck of a mountain still piled up in the street I know thethe law, but they don't realize it Many a poor mountain falad to hear that no arrests were made Imprisonment is the hardest part of ft"

Mostyn was discreetly non-co the conversation drifted to other topics Suddenly Saunders broke into a laugh "You know, Mostyn, you are doing your very best to force ed up to it several ti my mind off of it fairly well so far," he declared; "but still, if anything of importance has taken place down there I'd like to know it"

"Of course, you would," Saunders answered; "and froet back to your desk Oh, I know you!"

"Not if everything was all right" There was a touch of rising doubt in Mostyn's voice

Saunders hesitated for afor you from--from Marie Winship" He rested the reins in his lap, took a letter froave it to his companion It was a s In the lower left-hand corner ritten "Personal and important"

Mostyn started and his face hardened as he took it He thrust it cluet it?" he asked, alrily "I see it was nothorse

"The truth is, she caain yesterday I ed to see her both times alone in your office The clerks, I think, failed to notice her She was greatly upset, and I did what I could to cals, as you may know She demanded your address, and, of course, I had to refuse it, and that seery She is--inclined, Mostyn, to try to ain"

Mostyn had paled; his lower lip twitched nervously "She had better letas I intend to"