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CHAPTER III.-CoNrtNt-rn

ePs aong passage, and presently \
single person entered Mr. DAYS Office
And called his name. a little impa.
Gently. P''
Where is hep" murmupd Mr.
Starkie, finding his call unanswered
anu sounding n gong In the hone of
conluring up some reply.
fhillp rose from his seat. and wen,
into the Office. Mr.. Starkie stood
bcre' az open letter in his hand.
: want MIR Day." he said
MT LAY has gone. sir. He had An
appointment, and he said. rs there was
nothing much doing this morning. he
had better TO"
Why Must he choose j,s,-ro-day 10
nave an appointment muttered Mr..
Starkic, In voyation.
Tan l be- of any useP" asked
ihuip' thinking ~ the time which still
hung useless on his hands.
You arc not Mr.. Dav. sirn was
the curt reply; 20 which obvious truth
fhilp murmuru below his breath.
no. wish | were., and ,hoD
nuued aloud; " But ! know were he
ives, and | could go aud fetch him. II
You like"
AZ this MIR Starkic looked more At
tentively AT Philip. and his eyes rested
thoughtiully upon the young mans
" Your wish 10 obligc makes You for.
get that as Mr. Day has nm engage
ment. II would probably be- lost time to
go after him. he remarked. II think
perhaps, you may serve nv purpose as
well as Mr.. Day, or as we'll rs any one
nut MT Day. AZ any rate am going
10 try You Come with me.n
Philip followed his chief To his private
room. aud there Mr.. StarSie read over
again the letter he held in his hand.
on will not mention your errand
ct to-day To any Of your fellow clerks. ~
he remarked.
Certainly not" replied Philip.
steadily meeting the piercing eyes which
were fixed upon him.
we are making line of railway in
China' IN n rather ont-Oi-the.way dis
trict. Y Is the port. IL was chiefly
through the British Consul at Y that
We Undertook tue job, and we intrusted
inc management of IL To Bywcll / dare
say you remember Bywell he was only
outP"
Yes, | remember him. I never
spoke to him, though, or had any ac-
quaintancc with him"
lie had to be invested with very
considerable powers. having English
and Irish navvies under him. as well "a
natives; and the absolute command of
large sums If money. This was an
important POST for him. rs YOU NAV
Judge"
Certainly. sir"
"Wcll. need not 90 into particulars:
out To come To the point, | have strong
reasons for wishing IN learn sometime
about Bywcll. lie had the best If REF
ercnccs with him from Blake and
Robinson. lie had been with them for
year. and the reason given for his
leaving was that they had 10 reduce
,helr stan Ot servants, which. as they
nave Jailed since, seems likely enough.
nut ! must know more about him. II
possiblci though Mr.. Grey is not sus-
Plcious' but them in n tone of impa-
thence. che never will he suspicious. or
anything reasonable. until he /, safely
married TO Lady Elizabeth Preston"
Philip smiled involuntarily. and bent
his head to hide his smile. Mr.. S'arkie
went un:
Mr.. Blake, one Of the partners of
the tirm Bywell was with. lives ot,t M
Edgeton now, in small way. | fancy.
You can 60 and see him. and find ont
MI you can. II possible you must dis
cover where he came frum-the origi-
nal people who recommended him 10
Blake, and what sort Of character he
was And nj the same time. you must
not let the cat out Of the bag. DO you
underestimate
- Perfectly. DO you want me to go
this momcntP"
Yes, Ss soon as ever YOU can. You
must sec what n mess we shall be in II
We get wrong with these people who
arc so ticklish To deal with. wan, to
have the affair settled as soon as possi-
bic. said Mr.. Starkie. who looked
vexed and harassod. "Why do YOU
askP' ~"
"If y were after five o'clock -"
began Philip.
After five? A loss OF hoursp Alb
surdV' said he, testify. whats 10 him
der you from going now"
." ought 10 meet my sister n Young
girl who has never been here in her life
teiore-at half-past four. that's all. /
would not have mentioned il" added
Philip, apologetically. "but can't help
&C."
In truth, he liked the idea Of the ex-
petition, and was vexcd to think of
missing IL, AMI nc the same time sur
prised To find himself confiding such de-
tails 10 the august chief of the establish
ment.
II would do anything to oblige Won.
but my mother would never forgive me
u left Grace in the lurch-Saturday
afternoon, too"
"Quite right" said Mr. Starkie. look
ing tranquil again. Make your mind
easy; I'll 60 and meet your sister
myself; and do you be of as quickly as
you can
you. sirP" calculated the astonished
Philip II couldn't think"
''Pshawr' was the impatient retort.
'Wasto no more time. / can't 90 and
look after the fellow myself, Il would
raise suspicion. II could have done
Grey's errand, would; but the Lady
Elizabeth might not have approved OF
the substitute. However. as this is your
sister, and not your sweetheart. who's
70 DO met, IL is managed easily enough.
AZ which station should she arrive, and
what Is she likeP'
"She comes to tho Parry Street Sta
non. by tho train from York; and she's
hke-they say she's Ike me"
Very good. Half-past four, YOU
sayP tn sec to IL. And now, lose NO
more time. Good-dayr'
Must let you knowPn
"Ah. yes. II you get back tonight,
must trouble you TO come 10 INV
place tomorrow and report 70 me, any
YES, air III do my best" said