“I haven’t much fear of him; he was so cowed that he is likely to give me a wide berth.”
“There’s where you make a mistake,” said Hunter; “we are not through with him yet; if we do not receive a call from him between now and to-morrow morning, I shall miss my guess.”
At this point in the conversation Harvey Hamilton rose to his feet and yawned.
“If you don’t mind, I’ll leave you for awhile.”
“Where are you going?” asked his brother.
“I shall walk to the home of Aunt Hep and call upon her and Miss Harbor.”
“Hadn’t you better tarry till after our dinner?”
“I shall be in time to get a meal there that’s worth eating,” replied Harvey with a smile; “you needn’t wait for me.”
“I don’t think we shall after that,” replied his brother; “if you aren’t more courteous you won’t get any supper.”
“Aunt Hep will be charmed to have me stay there,” remarked Harvey, who sauntered off, with never a thought on the part of the three that he was hiding his real purpose in thus leaving them for an indefinite time.