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u'll have to if the medico's going to get anything. That'll call it square, I guess." "How about the six weeks' lay-up?" "I'll get a good rest and plenty to eat--at the county's expense. Why should I worry?" smiled Good. "Then you refuse to accept a cheque?" demanded Roger. "Of course." Roger was so full of his own suspicions that it never occurred to him to question their justice. And the blithe and offhand way in which this ragamuffin declined his cheque only seemed to confirm his belief that he was playing for higher stakes. He lost his patience entirely. "You'd rather wait till you can get some quack lawyer," he sneered, "and then try to bleed us for a big wad, eh?" The man on the bed opened his eyes in amazement. "Good Lord," he cried, "what kind of people have you been brought up with?" "Well, just let me tell you, my friend," went on Roger hotly, "that you won't get a cent by that game. My sister has a witness to prove that the accident was all your own fault...." "Well," interrupted the stranger, a little wearily, "that's right. What are you fussing about?" It was Roger's turn to open his eyes in amazement. "You mean--you admit--it was your fault?" he stammered. "Of course. I was thinking about--something else--usually am--when your sister rang her bell. I didn't hear it, at first. When I did, I--well--I don't know--guess I just stepped the wrong way. It's my own fault for getting chewed up. Don't worry, my boy, there won't be any damage suit. I haven't any claim--besides I'm a good sight more afraid of lawyers than you are." Roger stared in silent astonishment. "You are a queer one," he ejaculated finally. The injured man smiled, a little sadly. "You're awfully young to be so suspicious of your fellow man," he said almost to himself. Then, more briskly and cheerfully, he addressed himself to the very surprised and humiliated Roger. "Now that we've got that settled, let's tackle the next question. When are you going to ship me into town?" "We're not going to ship you in," answered Roger, very chastened. Good lifted his eyebrows. "Not going to? What's the answer?" "My sister intends to have you stay where you are." Then he added in a more friendly tone, "It's the least we can do for you, you know." "Well, well!" Good's face was illumined with smiles. "I say, that's fine," he cried. "Most extraordinary, too," he added, under his breath. Then he surveyed the neatness
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