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be ey ee > - burdened him with a task too heavy for his inexperie se uy toll you, my dear sir,”’ the weorays was, saying and capable of intelligent work, but I think we have — : | enced shoulders.”’ He. paused, interrupted by a snort of wrath from his _ partner, who was fuming and fretting with rage. - Mark felt both surprised and hurt until he noticed a “young Merrill is no doubt a highly gifted young man, — 4 . merry twinkle in Rollins’ kindly eyes. The old gen- | _ tleman was simply teasing his companion ona subject | of great interest to both. oN ow, see here, sir; I am not going to listen to this _ disparagement of my young friend any longer,’’ shouted _ Bevins, rising to his feet, and excitedly shaking his fist at the other. i you had seen him in that yacht _ affair, you——”’ **Ha, ha!’’ laughed the general, holding his sides, “I thought you would come around to that. Well, PIL tell you what we will do: we will make a small wager on the probable outcome of theexpedition. Tl bet you a dinner for ten that Merrill will come back either de- — -feated or else claiming a doubtful victory.”’ ‘‘Don’t do it, Mr. Rollins, or you will surely lose,” exclaimed Mark, stepping into the room. CHAPTER XXXVII. CONCLUSION. BotH partners stared at him in profound amazement — for a moment; then, with a simultaneous cry of ices , ?. ure, they ado kiiin cordially by the hand. The tor- — rent of questions asked was so great and varied that all | Merril could do was to stand and nod his head to firs ; oe