THE MAN WHO KNEW
cheery evening for you. I did not bring you out to see accidents."
"Frank," the girl said suddenly, "I seem to know that man's face—the man who was on the pavement, I mean—"
She stopped with a shudder.
"It seemed a little familiar to me," said Frank thoughtfully.
"Did n't he pass us about twenty minutes ago?"
"He may have done," said Frank, "but I have no particular recollection of it. My impression of him goes much farther back than this evening. Now where could I have seen him?"
"Let 's talk about something else," she said quickly. "I have n't a very long time. What am I to do about your uncle?"
He laughed.
I hardly know what to suggest," he said. "I am very fond of Uncle John, and I hate to run counter to his wishes, but I am certainly not going to allow him to take my love affairs
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