"That makes the five I promised you, Carboy. Now then, will you do me a favor?"
"Certainly, sir, anything you want."
"I merely want you to keep what you have told me to yourself for the present."
"Oh, that's easy—unless somebuddy tries to git me into trouble."
"I don't think that will happen—if you keep your mouth shut."
"Then I'll be as mum as an oyster," answered Cephas Carboy decidedly.
"I may be along to see you again soon," continued Adam Adams, and then he drove away in the buggy that had brought him to the vicinity.
He allowed his horse to walk, for he was in a more thoughtful mood than ever. He was thinking of a man he had met the day before, in a suit of gray and with a soft hat of the same color. The man had been Tom Ostrello.