"I like you—you're punctual," she said. "Come along!"
"I've got some traps, you know," he answered, hesitating.
"Well—there's the expressman. Give him your checks."
CHAPTER II.
"They've all gone out in Mr. Brown's cat-boat—so I came alone," observed Miss Trehearne, when the expressman had been interviewed.
"Who are 'all'?" asked Lawrence. "Just the three Miss Miners?"
"Yes. Just the three Miss Miners."
"I thought you might have somebody stopping with you."
"No. Nobody but you. Why do you say 'stopping' instead of 'staying'? I don't like it."