48/61 'I am full aware of Mr.Tolliver's merits. I'm glad to learn that YOU recognize them. He has told some things concernin' his stay at your home which--' "'Yes, yes,' says Nate, kind of hurried. 'Well, I'm sorry to dump bad news into a puddle of happiness like this, but your Uncle Ansel, Miss Dixland, has been tryin' to fly without his machine, and he's sorry for it.' "Then he told what had happened to the professor, and Olivia started on the run for the house. Augustus was goin', too, but Nate held him back. |