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That afternoon when the four-thirty-five rushed in fro halt beside the station platfored fro planks, and nodded through the opento Miss Georgie at her instruer, purple froht to allay the discoie?" he wheezed, as he passed the"Ever see such hot weather in your life? I never did"

Miss Georgie glanced at hiers rattled her key, and it struck her that Bauood deal of his oily amiability since she saw him last He lookedeyes were streaked plainly with the red veins which told of heavy drinking She gave hirees, and scribbled away upon the yellow pad under her hand as if Bauer had sunk into the oblivion her temper wished for him She looked up immediately, however, and leaned forward so that she could see Peaceful just turning to go down the steps

"Oh, Mr Hart! Will you wait a ine "I've soet this train out--" She saw hio at that for the present

"I sure have got naled the engineer and swung up the steps of the s to clank All she had for Peaceful Hart in that office was anxiety over his troubles "Just held him up to pry into his private affairs," she put it bluntly to herself But she sone lu with rather uncertain steps to the store, where he puffed up the steps and sat heavily down in the shade where Pete Ha after the excitement of the past thirty-six hours

"I lied to you, Mr Hart," she confessed, engagingly "I haven't a thing for you except a lot of questions, and I simply must ask them or die I'm not just curious, you know I'm horribly anxious Won't you take the seat of honor, please? The ranch won't run off if you aren't there for a fewto have a little talk with you, and I sio by" She talked fast, but she was thinking faster, and wondering if this calht her a meddlesome fool