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cottage on the shore of the Baltic. The neighbors sus- 

 pected him of necromantic tricks, but he assured them 

 that his whole secret consisted in never interfering with 



STRANGE MESSMATES. 



his guests, — keeping a free lunch on hand and letting 

 them take their own time and way about eating it. The 

 same magic had probably bewitched the pets of Miss 



