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 "Yes," agreed Ned. "No use worrying folks about a thing when it's all over."

"Of course not," chimed in Bob. "Guess it won't happen again, anyway."

"Not with me in the rôle of happenee," said Laurie with conviction.

"If it ever does," said Ned, "you'll hang over the cliff until you dry up and blow away for all of me, you poor simp!"

But when they had said good night to Bob Ned's tune was different. "Old-timer," he said after a silence, "you sure had me scared."

"I know," said Laurie soberly. "Sorry, Ned."

"Uh-huh. 'S all right." Ned slipped his arm in Laurie's. "Wish you'd cut out that sort of thing, though. Always gives me heart-failure. It's risky business, anyway."

"Right," agreed Laurie. After a minute, as they passed through the gate, he added, "No more I'll risk my neck on dizzy height."

"Well said, for if you do you've me to fight!"

That evening the twins were content to lounge in easy-chairs in the recreation-room and read, refusing challenges to ping-pong, chess, and various other engagements requiring exertion of