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I did not conceal my distress. When LieutenantClemens arrived in Keokuk, Orion was in the first flush of his triumphand needed only money to carry him to the scene of new endeavor. Hewas presently accounted a good reporter, except where statistics--measurements and figures--were concerned. She knew something about disguise, enough to fool a vague old woman and seduce a vain man.

All the qualificationsmust come into play, then memory, judgment, courage, and the high art ofsteering. He paid it amid laughter, and they went out into the early morning air. Quarrymen were getting out rock not far away, and left their picksand shovels over Sundays. They were on the steps when the doors opened, and a perfect fairyland oflights and decoration was revealed within.