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`` Oh , yes , and you will find a gentleman 's saddle in the harness closet back of the stalls . '' `` Then I 'll go that way . Good-by . I 'll be back before noon , unless something unusual turns up . And when I am down in Cedarville I 'll send word to father about Aleck . '' Leaving the house Dick went to the barn , which was usually locked . Dora had given him the key , but to his surprise he found the padlock pried off and the door partly open .