Coniston — Volume 02

Produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger
By Winston Churchill
When William Wetherell and Cynthia had reached the last turn in the road in Northcutt's woods, quarter of a mile from Coniston, they met the nasal Mr. Samuel Price driving silently in the other direction. The word silently is used deliberately, because to Mr. Price appertained a certain ghostlike quality of flitting, and to Mr. Price's horse and wagon likewise. He drew up for a brief moment when he saw Wetherell.
Wouldn't hurry back if I was you, Will.
Why not?
Mr. Price leaned out of the wagon.
Bije has come over from Clovelly to spy around a little mite.
It was evident from Mr. Price's manner that he regarded the storekeeper as a member of the reform party.
What did he say, Daddy? asked Cynthia, as Wetherell stood staring after the flitting buggy in bewilderment.
I haven't the faintest idea, Cynthia, answered her father, and they walked on.
Don't you know who 'Bije' is?
No, said her father, and I don't care.