“Where is your husband?” inquired the sleuth.

“Why, he was around here early this morning, but I don’t know where he is now.”

* * *

Gus, our hired man, insists that Deacon Kingdon is a good shot.

“He is so good with his gun that he hit the bull’s-eye the first time,” Gus exclaimed.

“Very good,” exclaimed Maggie, our cook.

“Yes, but he had to pay for the bull.”

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