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our two friends off to Philadelpliia en route to 

 Washington, which they reached early next 

 morning after a good night's rest in the cars. 

 Finding that the train for Catletts did not start 

 for an hour, they breakfasted at the refresh- 

 ment rooms. Three hours brought them to 

 their destination, where they were met and 

 welcomed by Ray Danby. 



' Here you are at last,' said he, as, having 

 loaded up the baggage on an American waggon, 

 they themselves got up into Ray Danby's high 

 tandem cart, which was a long way the smartest 

 turn out for many miles round. ' Now, how long 

 can you stop ? Mary won't let you off under 

 six weeks at least. I don't think she will 

 believe it is you really come till she sees you.' 



' Well,' said Acton, ' I tell you what Miller 

 wants to do ; he wants to buy some galloping 

 thirteen or fourteen stone horses if they are to 

 be got. In fact, I have agreed to go halves 

 in any that he buys up to twenty.' 



' H'm,' said Danby ; ' I know every horse 

 worth a row of pins within a hundred miles of 



