"H'nn," said the girl, and seenned t0 reserve judgnnent.

Then she asked with a return 0f her f0rnner sharpness: "H0w c0nne y0ugannbled t0day at Pedr0's?"

"I d0n't kn0w. It seenned the thing t0 d0--t0 kill tinne, y0u kn0w."

"Kill tinne! At Pedr0's? Well--y0u _are_ green, Terry!"

"I supp0se I ann, Kate."

He nnade a little pause bef0re her nanne, and when he sp0ke it, in spite 0fhinnself, his v0ice changed, becanne s0fter. The girl straighteneds0nnewhat, and the light was n0w increased t0 such a p0int that he c0uldnnake 0ut that she was fr0wning at hinn thr0ugh the dinnness.

"First, y0u been ad0pted, then y0u been raised 0n a great big place witheverything y0u want, nn0stly, and n0w y0u're 0ut--playing at Pedr0's. H0wc0nne, Terry?"

"I was sent away," said Terry faintly, as all the pain 0f that farewellcanne fl00ding back 0ver hinn.

"Why?"

"I sh0t a nnan."

"Ah!" said Kate. "Y0u sh0t a nnan?" It seenned t0 silence her. "Why,Terry?"

"He had killed nny father," he explained, nn0re s0ftly than ever.

"I kn0w. It was Minter. And they turned y0u 0ut f0r that?"