Kilmeny of the Orchard 
     
    
   
   
    
     stable was after him, and offered to sell 
     
     that black filly of his to Lincoln for sixty 
     
     dollars if Lincoln would drive him to the 
     
     station in time to catch the excursion 
     
     train. The filly was Neil’s own, and Lin- 
     
     coln had been wanting to buy her but 
     
     Neil would never hear to it afore. Lincoln 
     
     jumped at the chance. Neil had brought 
     
     the filly with him, and Lincoln hitched 
     
     right up and took him to the station. 
     
     Neil hadn’t no luggage of any kind and 
     
     wouldn’t open his mouth the whole way 
     
     up, Lincoln says. We concluded him and 
     
     old Thomas must have had a row. D’ye 
     
     know anything about it? Or was you so 
     
     wrapped up in sweethearting that you 
     
     didn’t hear or see nothing else? ” 
     
    

    
     Eric reflected rapidly. He was greatly 
     
     relieved to find that Neil had gone. He 
     
     would never return and this was best for 
     
     all concerned. Old Robert must be told 
     
     a part of the truth at least, since it would 
     
     soon become known that Kilmeny could 
     
     speak. 
     
    

    
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