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The transaction in Boroda Copper was completed next day. Mary brought the certificate to the bank, signed the transfer upon its back, and David Cummings handed her his check in exchange. He thrust the certificate into a compartment of a big pocket-book and the pocketbook into his inside pocket.
-"There!" he observed, cheerfully. "THAT child's christened. . Eh? What's the matter? Anything wrong with the check? Didn't forget to sign it, did I?"