That doesnt prove she did, Dick. The real ones were hardly ever removed from safe deposit, Sandy argued.89Golly-to-goodness, youre right, at that! Larry nodded his head.
Then, with the beam directed in the path the mysterious unknown must have taken, he tried to show the occupant of the amphibian what he meant.Wellthats possible, Larry admitted."And now," said the Reverend Taylor, fingering the lock of hair over the little Reverend's right ear,[Pg 263] as that wise little owl considered with uncertain approval a whistle rattle Cairness had bought for him, "and now what are you going to do?"In the weeks that followed, Landor spent days and some nightsthose when he sat up to visit the guard, as a ruleattempting to decide why his ward repelled him. She seemed to be quite like any other contented and natural young girl. She danced, and courted admiration, within the bounds of propriety; she was fond of dress, and rather above the average in intelligence. Usually she was excellent company, whimsical and sweet-humored. She rode well enough, and learnedto his intense annoyanceto shoot with a bow and arrow quite remarkably, so much so that they nicknamed her Diana. He had remonstrated at first, but there was no reason to urge, after all. Archery was quite a feminine sport.