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awfully good time with Miss Mills; but we didn't tell her anything about our troubles on the way, for Uncle Fred looked so afraid we would, that we hadn't the heart to. Of course I didn't see much of the University, but what I did see I'll tell you about when I get home.

"When it was time to go, Miss Mills said we'd better take the suburban train because it was so much quicker. She said that she had suggested our coming the way we did, so that we could see a little more of the city, and Uncle Fred said it was kind of her. Then she got out her timetable and said that there was a train every halfhour at that time of night, and that we had just about time to get one; and so we started in a hurry.

"'Don't you think we'd better go back the way we came?' asked Uncle Fred, as soon as we were out of doors. 'We know that route now.'

"'Do we?' said Miss Kathleen, scornfully. 'I doubt it. No, sir, I'm pilot, and I'm going to take you safe home in the shortest possible time.'

"So off we started, Miss Kathleen chatting and laughing over her visit with Miss Mills, and Uncle Fred staring around gloomily and shaking