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"What's that?" said Suke, starting up in bed

"Sounds as if soin"

"Oh no," said she "It was not a hare, 'twas louder Hark!"

"Do 'ee get to sleep," said Ti to wake at

half-past three else?"

She lay down and was silent Tim stealthily opened theand

listened Above the low harmonies produced by the instrumentation of

the various species of trees around the premises he could hear the

twitching of a chain from the spot whereon he had set the man-trap

But further human sound there was none

Tim was puzzled In the haste of his project he had not calculated

upon a cry; but if one, why not more? He soon ceased to essay an

answer, for Hintock was dead to him already In half a dozen hours he

would be out of its precincts for life, on his way to the antipodes

He closed theand lay down

The hour which had brought theseactively elsewhere Awaiting in her father's house the