Part 7 (1/2)
”I'ain, except when you're awake,” said Fetcher with a short laugh ”Do you alake up so easy?” he asked, in sohty sound, but the least touch wakes ht Fletcher ”This Yankee is rather a dangerous ain unless I have the decided advantage”
”I hope you'll excuse me, Mr Stackpole,” he said aloud in a sreat chum of ht to have remembered that you and I are comparatively new acquaintances”
”Perhaps it will be best,” said Obed dryly ”You see when I wake up I don't always have h before I had ti,” said Fletcher, waving his hand
”Who's apologizin'?” deht! I thought you were apologizing for seizing me by the throat As you say, you waked up suddenly, and didn't have your wits about you”
”Well, I know!” ejaculated Obed half to himself ”I didn't think of that way of puttin' it You're a cute fellow, Fletcher”
”Thank you, Mr Stackpole Noill have h he did not care for it, by way of re suspicion, lit his pipe and puffed aith apparent pleasure
CHAPTER VII
PARTING COMPANY
”I mistrust thatthe opportunity when, at one of their rests, the man referred to had sauntered into the woods
”I don't like him myself,” said Harry ”Have you any particular reason for ht when he thought I was asleep,”
answered Obed, and he related the incident of the night before
”It looks suspicious,” said Harry ”I have not much money, but I don't care to lose what I have”
”I should like to shake hi'lar uard at any rate,” said Harry ”I'll tell Jack, and advise him to be careful also”
At this point dick Fletcher returned He looked suspiciously fro had been said about him
He asked no questions, however, and no information was volunteered He could not but observe, however, that there was more or less restraint in the manner of his companions toward him, and that they were not disposed to be social
That day they htly better than the day before About five o'clock they reached a rude wayside inn, over the door of which was a swinging sign, on which was printed:
TRAVELLERS' REST
”Weout,” said Fletcher
”I'h”
”Oh, Linton is ood while He's a good fellow”
This was not a very valuable recommendation in the opinion of Obed and the two boys, but they had no objection to beco, and the accommodations were very li rooiven up to the othertwo beds