With a sweep of her arm toward the door, Dick understood that he was dismissed, and he walked back to the house somewhat impressed by what he had learned.
[CHAPTER IX.—In the Mirror.]
When Dick reached the house, he found Madge waiting for him.
"Where have you been?" she asked.
"I walked down the road as far as my property. Did you know there were gypsies camped on it?"
"Why, no; are there?"
"Yes. They have two tents, a hut, a wagon, and a sort of rough barn for their horses."
"They have no right to camp there. They are trespassing."
"Oh, well, they won't harm the property, and they'll go away in the spring."