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to dismiss it from his mind and offered to help him.
 He insisted also that Japhet use the thousand pounds at the bankers. Japhet refused. but Lord Windermear was determined. Timothy was de- lighted, for the few hundred pounds of their joint capital had dwindled sad ly under the attacks of Major Car bonnell.
 Japhet did not tell the Major that, he was rich, nor did he deceive him otherwise by any direct statement. He simply permitted the gentleman to believe what he would. CarbonneHl jumped at conclusions, believed them implicitly after he had jumped, and spread the glad news of a new person of fortune among the fortune hunting ladies and gentlemen of society.
 Carbonnell had long lost his prin- ciples. but had managed to keep his character above water. He did not hesitate to pluck Jahpet at first. But before long he liked him too much to rob him-which fact presupposes really extraordinary degree of fond ness. After that. instead of rocking him, he made Japhet an inactive though not quite innocent accomplice in many of his genteel operations. by which means they kept themselves very comfortably In funds.
 The Major soon discovered that Japhet had a mania. though he could not guess what it was. hundred times Japhet was on the point of ex- posing himself, for whenever he heard of a scandal in any family or saw man or woman who resembled him in the most distant way he forgot the part he was playing and everything else ] and asked questions that aroused sur prise and sometimes consternation. He raced so furiously after car riage that contained a gentleman whose nose was like his own that he knocked people down right and left and was finally taken up as a pick pocket and only released when Carbon nell went to court with some friends to swear to his identity.
 He confronted the great Bishop Of B. and introduced himself as his long lost son, again on the evidence of a similarity of noses.
 His worst scrape was with Lady Maelstrom. Hearing a vague report of an early entanglement, he asked ner about 1t without circumlocution, with the result that her ladyship became so violently hysterical as to frighten hlm.
 He seized a flower vase, pulled out | the flowers. and threw the water Into Lady Maelstrom's face to revive her. Unfortunately the flowers had been | in 1t for some time and the water was a high green. It did not revive her 1 ladyship, but it certainly vivified her. | Flustered by this accident, he snatch . ed a small bottle which he though contained eau de cologne and poured A little into her mouth. The remedy would. no doubt, have been highly sue cessful had 1t been eau de cologne; but 1t was not. It was marking ink.
 Had society not been so firmly con vinced that MT. Japhet Newlands was a person of immense fortune his exploits l would have ended his fashionable ca reer summarily. but as 1t was, his ec- centricities only made him more inter- esting
 He was as lucky in money as he was in society, The cards fell his way and the Major actually refrained from borrowing money from him and even found ways to save him expense.
 One night Carbonnell won E3,5OO al the gaming table. The next day he fought a duel, In which Japhet acted as second. He was unfortunate, and fell. fatally wounded.
 When his will was opened 1t was found that the cold-blooded man of the world had left everything he owned to Japhet. With the winnings from play and the house Japhet found himself worth almost fS,000.
 "What a lucky dog you are" said Mir. Masterton, who had forgiven him long before for his deception. Here lyou are a protege of Lord Windermear who should hate you and instead has taken a vast fancy to you, Here am who ought to kick you our of doors sir, inviting you to dinner and, whai is more. liking to do 1t. And now you are in possession of a modest com lpetency. Japhet, you would betteI give up this wild quest of yours for q father and let Windermear and myself put you into the army or some pro- fession. But you ought to start fair At present you are sailing under false colors.
 Japhet agreed and proved 1t by telling the truth to his particular friend. Harcourt. with the explanation that he wanted eevrybody to know 1t. Then he set his teeth to meet the action of fashionable society.
 Before the news had time to spread Timothy informed him that their house had been watched for some time by a gypsy. They both concluded that the tribe wanted to steal Fleta again. and Timothy suggested that he disguise himself and, depending on the knowl' edge of gypsy manners and speech that he had attained in Melchior's band gain the confidence of the spy and learn his business.
 Accordingly he slipped out one night disguised so perfectly that even Jap het did not recognize him. Within a few days he sent a message to say that their suspicious were correct Then nothing came from him for awhile.
 While Japhet was waiting for Tim othys return, he found another clue to his father, as he thought. Without waiting for reflection, he packed a few clothes and hurried to Ireland. whitheH the trail led.
 As usual he discovered pothing; but his wild-goos chase turned into a great adventure after all. In a stage coach in Ireland he saw opposite to him a sleeping passenger who held a packet of papers in his hand. On this l packet was written the name of the