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Next morning as they went out to breakfast, Jim hugged Molly disgracefully in the dark, cold corridor. When Molly escaped into the dining-room a less keen eye than that of the old rancher, who stood back to the blazing-fire, could have made amusing deductions.
"Mawnin', Uncle Jim. I--I been chased by a bear," laughed Molly.