His tone misgave her; and she said truthfully
that she was content not to know who owned the
car. "I joke sometimes about how you keep things
to yourself," she added, "but I really never do
pry in your affairs, Walter."

"Oh, no, you don't!"

"Indeed, I don't."

**Yes, you're mighty nice and cooing when you
got me where you want me," he jeered. "Well, /
just as soon tell you where I get this car."

"I'd just as soon you wouldn't, Walter," she
said, hurriedly. "Please don't."

Biit Walter meant to tell her. "Why, there's
nothin' exactly criminal about it," he said. "It
belongs to old J. A. Lamb himself. He keeps it
for their coon chauffeur, I rent it from him."






78 ALICE ADAMS

"FromMr. Zam6?''

"No; from the coon chauffeur/*
Walter!" she gasped.
