Do you remember the fellow in the train whom
Kit knocked down? The chap who insulted that pretty girl."
"Yes."
"From the description given me of one of his coming guests by the
colonel, I believe the man with the red necktie is he."
"What? That horrid thing."
"I didn't tell you, but Kit and I saw him talking to a man at the
station where we stopped for dinner, whom I am convinced was no other
than Checkers himself."
"Whew! That looks suspicious."
"In addition to that, the colonel has invited a man and his sister to
visit him while we are there. This man is a New Yorker; I don't know his
name, but the colonel says he is out here to buy a ranch. Who do you
suppose it is?"
"Haven't an idea."
"The girl who dropped the warning note into my pocket, and the young man
with the pointed beard."
"Whew! again."
"Looks pretty complicated, doesn't it?"
"Worse than that. Ted, are you sure about this Colonel Billings?"
"One is sure of nothing in this world, but I have taken a fancy to
Billings, and when I like a man he generally turns out all right, making
allowances for minor faults and habits.
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