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 "Well, it's a long time, Dave, since I've mingled in polite society," replied Tempest, with a smile; "but I'd like mighty well to see your folks, and so, if you think they won't mind entertaining a tramp—"

"Tramp!" Dave exclaimed, indignantly. "Don't be silly! And anyway," he added, laughing, "tramps don't buy five-thousand-dollar farms!"

"That's so," replied Tempest. "After this I'm a regular farmer. And you're a—a—what are you, by the way, with all that money in the bank?"

"I'm—" Dave hesitated. Then, "I'm just your chum," he finished shyly. "Come on, let's beat it for the train!"