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young gentleman who addressed him

young gentleman who addressed him
30 Familiarity.
"Don't you know me, Mr.. JuddT'
"Well. sir, I can't exactly bring to
min -
II suppose the good fare you pro
vided for me at Holloway has so al
tered my appearance that you fall to
recognize me again.
"Wot! Ye don't mean to sly Ere
Eliza, this young gent is the lad was
n-tcllin' you of. Remanded TIL Sat
urday. you was. I saw in the piper
! last night. Well. there, I'm done"
BY this time Philip was inside the
shop. and the stout grecngrocer and
his equally stout spouse were gazing
open mouthed at this well dressed
youth who had supplanted the thin
tatterdemalion so much discussed by
them and their neighbors.
Judd and the restaurant keeper were
the only men in the locality who could
claim actual acquaintance with the boy
whose strange proceedings as reported
by the newspapers made London gape
Indeed both men had been interview
ed by police and reporters many times,
They were living links with the mar
yelous, pedestal of common stone FOR
an aerial phantasy.
And now here he was back again.
dressed like n young gentleman AND
haling Judd as valued friend No
wonder the grecngrocer lost his breath
| and his mower Of spcech
But Philip was smiling at him ana
talking
"You were the one man out Of many
Mr.. Judd. who believed in me and even
stuck up for me wncn you saw mo led
through the street by a policeman to
be imprisoned on false charge.
dld not know until an hour ago that
l was indebted TO you for mn abun
dance Of excellent food while l was
remanded in prison. l will not Offer
to refund you the money you spent
My gratitude will take another form
which you will learn in few DAYS
But I do want 70 pay you the n'ne
pence I borrowed. Would you mind
asking the proprietor of the restaurant
TO step in here for a moment? DOM
say I am present. I wish to avoid &
crowd you know"
Judd had time to collect his scattered
Ideas during this long speech
BLOW the ninepence" he cried
"Wot's ninepence for the treat I've
'ad? People ! never set eyes on IL
my life afore KEN ere an bought cab
biges or taters or mebbe few plums
an then they'd stawt Mr.. Judd
wasn't II you os stood a dinner 10 the
boy king Of diamondsT That's wo
they christened yer, sir. or us: Mr.
Judd. cahn't yer tell us We're tina
young Morland lives2 Surely yer know
summat nbeht i'm or yer wouldn't hey
paid is bill Oh, it as lin a heano
Hasn't It, Elza?'
But we never let on q word pu
in Mrs Judd. I'VE was close a. wax
We told none OF 'em rs how Mr. 1udt
went to 'Olloway that night. did we
Willyum?"
'Not us. Ye sec, took n fancy t.
We. If abr little Johnnie 'ad lived, 'e''
ha' bin just your ige. Fifteen, aren'
We"
At last Philip got him persuaded t
summon his neighhor Judd did g
with an air Of mystery that caused tn
baldheaded restsurateur to believ
that burglar was bottled VI in tn
greengrocer's cellar.
Once inside the shop. however, MI
Judds manner changed.
"Wot did tell yer. TomNns" h
cried elatedly. "Wot, price ne as
Judge Of knraLter, 'Ere's Mr. Morlan
|. come back to Ply me that r!uepenct
( Eli, Toinkins. 'Oos right now. oil
g cooke"
Philip solemnly counted ont the NOR
o ey. which he handed to his dalighte
( hacker.
$ "There was bet, too" b. laid.
l. "Ra-tser" roared Judd Two Dol
e witch I've pide ont wi four Dol
l. Tomkins. Lord umme. III stand treo
at the George for this"
q "There's something funny In tn
# kise," growled Tomkins as he unwil
it ingly produced couple of forms.
n IT was sure you would see the jok
at once" said Philip. "Goodby, NJ
Y Judd. Goodby. na'nm. You VIII heo
J. from me without fail within n for
= night"
p He was gone before they realized b
n intention. They saw him skip rapid
up the steps leading into lIolborn, an
# London had swallowed hi forever S
" far as they were concerned
T. Ten days later n firm Of solicitor
% wrote to the grcengrocer to inforl
d him that client Of theirs had acquire
the freehold Of bis house and sho
m which property during the life OF e
,e Their himself or his wife would be tel
ID antnble free of rent. rates or taxes.
So Mr.. Judd's investment Of min
Y. pence plus the amount expended 9
ID eata bles at the Royal star hotel g
,e cured to him and his wife an annu
revenue of f175.
d. And Tomkins never heard the la
Of 1t.
ut CHAPTER MI
,e DEFORE retiring to rest Philip n
re * certained Mr.. Abingdon's Lo