“Fine weather for early spring.”
“Yes.”
Roy saw that, by his manner, Garrett had something to say, but he wanted just then to have the saying. At all events he was determined to say the first word of consequence.
“I wonder you are willing to talk with me—are not afraid of being seen talking with me.”
“I don't see why you should——”
Henning interrupted. He was quite ill-tempered this afternoon, and this was quite unusual with him.
“No, you don't see why,” he said. “You haven't been the cause of my being suspected of that wretched thieving, have you! You are not hand and glove with those fellows who would stop at nothing if they could injure me.”
“I must admit,” said the other, “I have heard a great deal some of them say.”
“And of course believe it all, or pretend to.”
“Pretend to! What do you mean?”