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House and Lansing. Mr. Bullitt, however, who must know, affirms that the draft was written by Mr. Lloyd George's secretary, Mr. Philip Kerr, and himself and presented to Lenin by Messrs. Bullitt, Steffins, and Petit.
"Better get some sleep yourself, Rool," urged Steffins. "Can't, Lew. I ain't sleepy. I'm too busy thinking about things, and I have to watch out for my little girl there. You can't tell what these cusses might do." "There's thirty of us watching out for her now, young fellow." "There'll be thirty-one till we get out of this neighbourhood, Lew."
"Bully proud to have you. There's that third wagon " "Could I ride in that?" asked the girl, looking at the big lumbering conveyance doubtfully. "It carried six thousands pounds of freight to Los Angeles, little woman," answered Steffins, promptly, "and I wouldn't guess you to heft over one twenty-eight or thirty at the outside.
I'm whoopin' glad to see you!" He turned to the driver of the foremost wagon. "All right, boys! We'll make a layby for noon." Follett shook hands with him heartily, and turned to Prudence. "This is my wife, Lew. Prudence, this is Lew Steffins, our wagon-master." "Shoo, now! you young cub married? Well, I'm right glad to see Mrs. Rool Follett and bless your heart, little girl!"
He lifted up the wagon-cover softly a little later; and found that she slept. As they rode on, Steffins questioned him. "Did you make that surround you was going to make, Rool?" "No, Lew, I couldn't. Two of them was already under, and, honest, I couldn't have got the other one any more than you could have shot your kid that day he up-ended the gravy-dish in your lap." "Hell!" "That's right!
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