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"Young man," said Maddoc, turning again to Frank, "will you please answer a few questions? Did you ever know a queer old man by the name of Scroggie?",Billy hid his wheel in the same tangle of rose vine, now all pink and fragrant with bloom, that had sheltered it that earlier Spring afternoon,—was it years ago? It seemed so. As he crept out of the brush and turned to the steep tangled mountain, he saw the haunted house, with the bare space in front. There were the two brothers fighting fiercely!,"It's Croaker," Billy whispered. "Stand right still, Lou, an' we'll watch an' find out what his game is.","Oh, no; only a country dance," says Mona, blushing.,“Well, then, I want you to help. The Chief needs to know who’s back of the trouble and I believe you can find out!”,"Misfortunes seem to crowd upon us," says Lady Rodney, bitterly.,“But—but you are!” stammered Bob, taken aback for a moment by Jerry’s words. “Didn’t you admit it—”,"She's not the Minorca?" cried the Admiral.,"You do!" cried Jen, in surprise, "And who told you?","I know what I'll be gettin' from mine, all right," said Maurice, moodily. "Say, Bill," he coaxed, "you come along over by our place an' smooth things over fer me, will you? You kin do anythin' with Ma.","That's a nice lookin' youngster," remarked Sward, as Billy was lost among the pines. "Notice the big eyes of him, Jack?",“Just our age.”.