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"Yes, that is her son," said Kate "That is exactly the way a s to hi to enter my house," said Adam

"Nohat shall we do?"

"Rest half an hour while they talk it over, and then get ready to

go very deliberately If she doesn't couratively, we hunt another boarding place"

"I half believe she will co us; I

can see her pull back the blind of her roo ahead Don't let her think you see her Let's go

up the creek and investigate this ravine Isn't it a lovely

place?"

"Yes I'ot it," said Adam, "that is, if she co it to look at in su there will be, and how

pretty it will look!"

So they andering up the ravine, so-stones or logs to the other, looking,

talking, until a full hour had passed when they returned to the

buggy Ada the halter for the bridle while Kate

shook out the lap robe

"Nickel, please," whispered Kate

Ada She

approached the o away and leave

me alone for the winter, that he says to take you at the same as

the last teacher, even if I do lose money on it"