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OR, LUKE FOSTER'S STRANGE VOYAGE.
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CHAPTER XIII.
A NEW FRIEND.
"Felix Stillwell your uncle!" exclaimed Mr. Oscar Ranson, as he stepped up to me.
I was amazed at his reception of the news.
"Yes, sir," I replied.
"I know him quite well," went on Mr. Ranson slowly.
"You do?"
"Yes; in fact I have had some dealings with him, but—but"
And here the gentleman hesitated.
"But what, sir?"
"Well, I don't know as I ought to tell," was the reply. "You just saved my life, and I don't want to hurt your feelings."
These words puzzled me not a little, and I said so.
"Well, the fact is, your uncle and I could never agree on some business matters. I did not think his actions were right, and I told him so, and we
