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Hot and flushed with the notoriety she had given him along the

main road, he retired to the corner shop and drank wonderful cold

ginger-beer out of a white stone jug until his temperature had

returned to normal.

But later he returned to the house, and found the Tanners about

to depart. The widow Sprague, near the Odd Fellows' Hall, who

lived, as she expressed it, "all deserted and alone," had agreed

to take the family into her rambling cottage. Luke Fraser had

brought his truck-cart up alongside the rescued Tanner

belongings, and they were already half loaded.

"Can you come down to the widdy's to-night, Code?" asked Bijonah.

"I've got somethin' to tell ye that ought to int'rest ye

consid'able."

"Yes, I'll be there about eight," was the reply as Schofield

joined in loading the truck.