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"Well?" said the old man

Mr Morton looked at him with a humorous eye

"You are a hopeless case," he said

"Kindly tell me what you noticed"

"My dearto say I did exactly what you said: I hardly spoke to him at all: I watched hi that day after day I've got my oork to do It's theodd that you saw"

"There was nothing odd at all, except that the boy looked tired, as you saw for yourself this "

"Did he behave exactly as usual?"

"Exactly, except that he was quieter He fidgeted a little with his fingers"

"Yes?"

"And he see at me once or twice"

"Yes? How did he look?"

"He just looked at me--that was all Good Lord! what do you want--"

"And there was nothing else--absolutely nothing else?"

"Absolutely nothing else"

"He didn't co?"

"Lord! Oh, yes; he did say so about a headache"