“Oh, I’d want him to relieve some fair lady in distress, or to kill some ogre, just as I was telling you awhile ago.”
“I’m not talking about suppose you lived way back in that time; I’m supposing now. Suppose I wanted to be one of those fellows, what would you say to Neal Jordan, for example?”
Alison bent her brows.
“I suppose killin’ Injuns wouldn’t count.”
“Well, hardly. Any of the boys might do that.”
“It isn’t so easy when it comes down to nowadays, is it?” said Neal.
“No,” replied Alison, slowly, “but there is a quest I should like some one to undertake.”
“What’s that?”
“I’d like to send some one to find Steve.”
“And if he found him what would you do?”