[CHAPTER XVI.--To Find and Free a Wife]
[CHAPTER XVII.--What Ford Found at the Top]
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["Hell-o, Ford, where the blazes did you drop down from?" a welcoming voice yelled.]
[She lifted her head and looked at him, and drew away.]
[Dick tottered upon the step and went off backward.]
["Ford, I'm no coquette," she said straightforwardly.]