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The Early Bird

CHAPTER I
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"I was up that way on other business, when I heard about your man looking over this valuable acreage; so I just slipped down to Detroit and hunted up the owner and bought it.

Then I sold it to you.

That's all." He smiled frankly and cheerfully upon Mr.Stevens, and the frown of discomfiture which had slightly clouded the latter gentleman's brow, faded away under the guilelessness of it all; so much so that he thought to introduce his daughter.
Miss Josephine having been brought into the conversation, Mr.Turner, for the first time, bent his gaze fully upon her, giving her the same swift scrutiny and appraisement that he had the father.

He was evidently highly satisfied with what he saw, for he kept looking at it as much as he dared.

He became aware after a moment or so that Mr.
Stevens was saying something to him.


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