"I do not. Is it a crime in this town to try to boom a show by any legitimate means?"
"No; but it is a crime to try to boom it the way you have; it is a crime here and everywhere else, as you will find out if you try the same game again in another town."
Here Miss March, who had listened in silence until this moment, interposed.
"What is the matter, sir?" she cried. "I read the advertisement, and I am sure there was nothing in it that could offend anyone."
The deputy, who until now had forgotten or neglected to doff his hat, did so.
"As far as you see, miss," he said, "the ad. is all right."
"Well, what is there—what can there be—that I do not see?" the young lady cried.
"You are not acquainted in this town, are you, young lady?" the deputy asked.
"I am not."
"That accounts for it, then. But this young fellow is acquainted here, and he knew just what he was doing when he wrote that advertisement."