“That’sall。It’soverwith；it’sdonewithforever。Ifyoureallycareaboutme，UncleShad——andsometimes，youknow，Ialmostsuspectthatyoureallydo——youwillnever，NEVERsayanotherwordaboutit。
NowcomehereandtellmeaboutthisaccountofHemanRodger’s。
Isn’tittimewetriedtogetapaymentfromhim？“
TheCaptain，althoughstilluneasyandfarfromsatisfied，askednomorequestionsofhisniece。Itwasevidentthatnothingwastobegainedinthatway。Hedid，however，questionIsaiahtolearnifthelatterhadnoticedanythingunusualinCrawford’smannerorifCrawfordhadsaidanythingconcerninghisreasonforcomingonatthattime，butIsaiahhadnoticednothing。
“Umph！“gruntedShadrach，ratherimpatiently，forthemysteryintheaffairirritatedhim。“Ofcourse，youdidn’tnotice。YOUwouldn’tnoticeifyourheadcameoff。“