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“ I carae to tell you about Mr. Colan
der, and how Mr. Fullerton played a
trick on him.”
The Professor took off his glasses,
and peered down upon the top of Wili-
fred's hat, which completely hid Peg-
gy’s shy face from view, and gravely
addressed the ostrich feather on the
crown.
“ If you really know anything about
the matter, I shall be glad to hear you,
Miss Wilifred/'
11 My name is Peggy, and I ’m the
slavey at Mrs. Bagley’s. She keeps the
lodging-house, you know, where Mr,
Bolander lives, and that’s how I came
to know anything about it.”
It was Peggy's intention to explain
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the matter as clearly and as quickly as
she could.
“ The slavey at Mrs. BagleyV ’ re~