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The visitors peered into the car and poked into its recesses, discovered the food supplies for boy and beast, and inspected the dormitories under Larry's guidance, while the boy, who had recovered from his embarrassment, discoursed upon the wonderful experience of the journey.

Late that afternoon, when Dick, just returned from the city, dropped into, as was his before-dinner custom, the office-study which had been set aside for Larry's use, Larry, after an adroit approach to his subject, continued: "And since I've been wished on you as a sort of step-uncle, there's something I'd like to suggest if I don't seem to be fairly jimmying my way into your affairs."

Perhaps you had better speak to him," and she whispered something to the official. "There's something wrong about Mr. Potter!" was Larry's first thought. "I wonder if he could have suddenly died?" Even Grace, unaccustomed as she was to hospital scenes, was aware that all was not as it should be. "Oh, Larry!" she exclaimed. "What is the matter? Have they taken him away?"

He wondered if he would have felt the one without the other. Camp life and the daily climbing over the ridges made of him a lithe, strong, sure-footed mountaineer. They made even the horse- riding cowboy a good climber, though nothing, Neale averred, would ever straighten Larry's bow legs. Only two incidents or accidents marred the work and pleasure of those fruitful weeks.

"Well, sir, the first evening I ever went into Larry's store, I hadn't been in a minute until he said to me: 'Oi'm all full up; Oi've got plinty of it, I doon't give a dom pwhat ye're silling. "I paid no attention to him, as I had heard of him; instead of going out I bought a cigar and sat down by the stove.

"I've got to try," was Larry's reply. Larry had one advantage on his side. He was a new reporter in the political field. That was one reason why Mr. Emberg sent him. Nearly all the other available men on the Leader were well known to the politicians, they were familiar with them, and, as soon as they saw these reporters, the politicians were on their guard.

In the faint light the boys made out a white figure that might have been anywhere from seven to ten feet in height. The boys were too scared to judge of length. The awful thing raised its draped arms, a frightful scream sounding on the air. At that Billy lost his grip on Larry's arm. Goheen made no apologies, but made a straight, swift dash for camp.

"The rest of him's all right, too," put in the dry, unemotional voice of the Duchess. "Dinner's ready. Come on." As they moved to the table Hunt clapped a big hand on Larry's shoulder. "And to think," he chuckled, "it took a crook fresh from Sing Sing to discover me as a great artist! You're clever, Larry clever!

"Stand by!" roared `old Hankey Pankey' from his perch on the top of Larry's shoulders, noticing our hasty retreat from the left of the stockade, our fellows indeed rushing back in their scurrying flight into the midst of the centre column and mixing it up into irretrievable confusion. "Steady there! Face round, my men, stand firm!"

Thunderer and Miss Fidget neck and neck took the two banks, the big horse making awfully high leaps at them, Playful nearing them at every stride, galloping over the banks as though they were but a part of the level field. Now for the wall. "Now, Nicholas Blake, now, show them how little they think of a five foot wall in Galway. Faith though, Larry's first bravo, Roscommon!"