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 Jeremiah looked thoughtful for a moment and then announced: "I am not prepared to say."

"Oh, I don't really suppose there's anything in it," said the other, whose name was Reddy Armstrong, "but I just thought I'd come and get your advice."

"That's right; I'm glad you did," Jere nodded. "Always come to me."

"You've had so much experience," said the little fellow, looking admiringly at him. "You see, I thought possibly they might get themselves in trouble somehow."

"H'm," said Jeremiah, frowning. Then he added quietly: "Far more serious trouble than you probably realize."

"What do you mean?" Reddy exclaimed in some alarm. "Oh, well, no matter," said Jeremiah. "No harm has come of it yet" (smiling as when people say, "Well, boys will be boys.") "Besides, we don't know for certain that they are dissecting a human body up there, do we?"

"No—oh, I hope not," said Reddy,