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Whit he had to say. ! really thought
about interfering until heard Colonel
Costvlclls opening words. After that
! would gladly have seen the bcSgar
chucked into the harbor. We never
liked him. did WEI"
Ask no questions. Pompey, but go
ahead with the yarn" growled the first
lieutenant
We'll. it seems that Mrs. Costobcll
is dead She got cntcric n week after
the Orient sailed and was goner IN
four days. Before she died she owned
up"
He paused, with base eye to effect.
Not n man moved n muscle.
"All right" he cried. II will make
no more false starts. BIrs. Costobell
begged her husbands forgiveness for
her treatment Of him and confessed
that she and Lord Ventnor planned the
affair for which Anstruther was tried
by court martial. 1t must have been
a beastly business. for Costobell was
sweating with rage, though his words
were Icy enough. And you ought to
have seen Ventnor's face when he
heard of the dispositions. sworn to and
signed by Mrs. COstobell and by sever
al Chinese servants whom he bribed to
give false evidence. He promised to
marry Mrs. COstobell II her husband
died, or, in any event, to bring about q
divorce when the Hongkong affair had
blown over. Then she learned that he
was after Miss Iris. and there is no
doubt her fury helped on the fever.
Costobell said that. for his wifes sake,
he would have kept the wretched thing
secret, but he was compelled to clear
Anstruther's name, especially as he
came across the other old Johnnie
"Pompey, you are incoherent with ex-
nier" asked the first luff severely.
Didn't tell you? Why, Anstruther's
uncle, Of course, heavy old swell
with Just q touch Of Yorkshire in his
tongue. I gathered that he disinherit-
ed his nephew when the news Of the
court martial reached him. Then he
relented and cablcd to him. Getting
no news, he came east to look for him.
He met Costobell the day after the
lady died, and tho two vowed to be re-
venged on Ventnor and to clear An
struther's character, KTing or dead.
Poor old chapl He cried like a baby
when he asked the youngster to for
give him. It was quite touching.
"Well, Costobell shook Ventnor OF ut
last, with the final observation that
Anstruther's court martial has been
quashed. The next batch Of general
orders will reinstate him In the regi-
ment, and it rests with him to decide
whether or not a criminal warrant
shall be issued against his lordship for
conspiracy"
what did Miss Deane do?'
"Clung to Anstruther like weeping
angel and kissed everybody all round
when Ventnor got away. Well-hands
on. mean her father, Anstruther and
lhe stout uncle. Unfortunately I was
not on in that scene. But for some rea-
son they oil nearly wrung my arm OF,
and the men were so excited that they
gave the party a rousing cheer as their
rickshaws went of in bunch"
The next commotion arose in the no
tel when Sir Arthur Deane seized the
first opportunity to explain the predic-
ament in which his company was
placed and the blow which Lord Vent
nor yet had 1t in his power to deal.
Mr.. William Anstruther was IN In
terested auditor. Robert would have
spoken, but his uncle restrained him.
Leave this to me, lad" he ex-
claimed. when was coming here In
the Sirdar there was q lot Of talk
about Sir Arthur's scheme, and there
should not be much difficulty in rails
ing all the brass required IL half what
heard be true. Sit you down, Sir Ar
thur, and tell us all about It"
The shipowner required no second
bidding. With the skill for which he
was noted he described his operations
in detail, telling how every farthing Of
the first installments of the two great
loans was paid up, how the earnings
| deficit in capital value caused by the
loss Of the three ships and how in six
months time the leading financial
houses of London, Paris and Berlin
would be Offering him more money
than he would need.
To a shrewd man of business the
project could not fail to commend it.
self, and the Yorkshire squire, though
trifle obstinate in temper, was singu-
larly clear headed in other respects.
He brought his great fist down on the
table with a whack.
! Send a cable to your company, Sir
Arthur" he cried, "and tell them that
| your prospective son-in-law will pro-
vide the 10000 you require. I will
see that his draft Is honored. You can
add, If you like, that another ten will
be ready II wanted when this lot is
spent. did my lad one deuced bad
turn in my life. This time, I think, l
am doing him a good one"
"You are, indeed" said Iris father
enthusiastically. 1.-THE unallotted capt.
tai he is taking up will be worth four
times its face value in two years."
"All the more reason to make his
holding twenty instead Of ten," rOared
the Yorkshireman. "But. look here.
You talk about dropping proceedings
against that precious earl whom l
saw today. Why not tell him not to
try any funny tricks until Roberts
money is safely lodged to your &C.
count? We have him in our power.
Dash 1t all, let us use him bit"
Even Iris laughed at this naive sug-
gestion. 1t was delightful to think
that their arch enemy was actually
helping the baronet's affairs at that
very moment and would continue to
do SO until he was flung aside as being
Of no further value. Although Ventnor
himself had carefully avoided any
formal commitment, the cablegrams
awaiting the shipowner at Singapore
showed that confidence had already
been restored by the uncontradicted
use Of his lordship's name.
Robert at last obtained hearing.
you two are quietly assuming the
attitude Of the financial magnates Of
this gathering" he said. Il must adj
NIT that you have managed things
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