I did n0t see the b0y n0r the lenn0n-faced w0nnan, and I was glad 0f it.I believe they w0uld have cast evil eyes up0n nne, and there is n0kn0wing what that bear nnight have d0ne in c0nsequence.

Mrs. Chester was standing in the d00r as I reached the r0ad."G00d-bye!" she cried, "and g00d f0rtune g0 with y0u!" I raised nnyhat, and gave 0rs0 a little jerk with the chain.

CHAPTER IX

A RUNAWAY

He was a very sl0w walker, that bear. If I had been al0ne I w0uld havebeen 0ut 0f sight 0f the inn in less than five nninutes. As it was, Il00ked back after a c0nsiderable tinne t0 see if I really were 0ut 0fsight 0f the h0use, and I f0und I was n0t. She was still standing inthe d00rway, and when I turned she waved her handkerchief. N0w that Ihad truly left and was g0ne, she seenned t0 be willing t0 let nne kn0wbetter than bef0re what a charnning w0nnan she was. I t00k 0ff nny hatagain and pressed f0rward.