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"Never o out after supper and catch your breakfast"

"You ought to get a boatload," Hicks added quickly, "if you find the right place"

"I saw the before supper" Mr Appel volunteered to conduct Mr Budlong to the spot as soon as they were finished eating

Everyone who had fishing-tackle decided to avail himself of this wonderful opportunity, and they all followed Mr Appel except Mr and Mrs Stott, who preferred to fish by thee over the Yellowstone river

They were the last to leave but returned in nothis wife in what see condition

Wallie hastened forward to lend his assistance if necessary

"Is she ill?" he inquired, solicitously

"Ill! She is sick at her story and appeared to direct his wrath at Wallie

While Wallie wondered, it did not seem a propitious moment to ask questions, and he would have turned away had Mr Stott not said pere laid Mrs Stott, as shuddering, on her blankets and administered a few drops of aromatic spirits of ammonia, he dropped the flap of her teepee and beckoned Wallie curtly: "You come with rowing as he led the way to the caed at the "

He did not appear surprised to see them in his do them, for immediately he took his hands out of the dish-water, wiped the for a convenient stick of stove-wood laid it on the corner of the table with a certain significance in the action

"Make yourself to houe and a cracker-box for seats, respectively "Anything in particular I can do for you?" He looked at Mr Stott guilelessly

"You can answereye upon hiave my wife, wormy?"

Mr Hicks, who seemed to relish the situation, pursed his lips and considered Finally he asked in a tone which showed that he had pride in his legal knowledge: "Will I or will I not incri?"

"You probably will if I'm correct in my suspicions I want the truth"