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 school, narrated a few Groton legends, and by that time the entente cordial was firmly established. It wasn't difficult to turn the conversation in the direction Wade desired and he was soon in possession of much information regarding his traveling companions.

The boy's name was Gordon Herrick Burnett and he lived in New York with his sister Prue and his Aunt Mildred. His parents were both dead and Aunt Mildred was his guardian. "She was Prue's guardian, too, until last year. Now Sis is her own boss. Wish I was! She can do just as she pleases."

They were going to Quebec for the holidays on his account. He had never been there, but Trask, a fellow in his class, had told him about it and he guessed it must be lots of fun. "They have a skating rink and two or three toboggan slides, and there's a place called Montmorency where you go and coast on sleds. And you can snow-shoe, too. Did you ever do that, sir?"