Of course," he added, "they're keeping it up their sleeve." "It's a hard place to keep evidence," said Lorne Murchison at last with a smile which seemed to throw light on the matter.

They had all been waiting, more or less consciously, for what Lorne would have to say.
"Lorne, you've got it!" divined his mother instantly.
"Got what, Mother ?" "The case! I've suspected it from the minute the subject was mentioned! That case came in today!" "And you sitting there like a bump on a log, and never telling us!" exclaimed Stella, with reproach.
"Stella, you have a great deal too much to say," replied her brother.
"Suppose you try sitting like a bump on a log.

We won't complain.

Yes, the Squire seems to have made up his mind about the defence, and my seniors haven't done much else today." "Rawlins saw him hitched up in front of your place for about two hours this morning," said Mr Williams.

"I told him I thought that was good enough, but we didn't say anything, Rawlins having heard it was to be Flynn from Toronto.