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"Free to do as you like except fight my men," said Kells "That's

understood"

"If they don't pick a fight with rinned

One by one his folloent through with the simple observances

that Kells's personalityco round The so his face

"Here's Ji toward the wall

"Hello, youngster! Co you bad," said Kells

Cleve sauntered out of the shadow, and his glittering eyes were

fixed on Gulden There was an instant of waiting Gulden looked at

Cleve Then Kells quickly strode between theot you fellows had trouble," he said He attended solely

to Gulden "You can't renew your quarrel now Gulden, we've all

fought together ood friends I want

Cleve to join us, but not against your ill will How about it?"

"I've no ill will," replied the giant, and the strangeness of his

remark lay in its evident truth "But I won't stand to lose uffawed in hoarse mirth Gulden, however, did not