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CHAPTER XXII.-Continued.

Dick paused and his two listeners looked
troubled. They were accustomed to his
quick temper, but were unprepared for
this frank admission of weakness or the
sorrowful undertone in his voice. Il want
to tell you, though" continued Dick,
| that l did the best l could for you
hurried to the den and found Emil and
the keepers both gone. then l went to un-
fasten the dog AS soon as he started
for home l hurried back to Ivan, remem-
bered that | should need a rope and ran
around to the den to get it, When l re-
turned to the fence Ivan was gone.
Il don't ask Your forgiveness, but ! do
say that I'm mighty sorry that things
turned out as they did, and that what you
have helped me do tonight Is one OF the
greatest acts of my life. and shall never
forget il. Any time or any place that !
can do YOU a service, just let me know
and YOU will whether or not | am
ungrateful l am leaving here tonight to
start in a little business of my own. 1t
will probably be slim eating for long
time, and l am glad that You do not feel
called on to share ii with me; although l
did make preparations for YOU"
.Pouf pouf pouf!" exclaimed Emil.
waving his hands in front of him and
pursuing out his lips. What is little
thing like being dropped INTO an empty
YOU are willing to go. | am willing to
follow, and i am fat l can starve long
time. Pouf!
Ivan held out his hand. 1T was not
your fault: you did VIVA, you eoulo: !
forgive you freely, and will not desert You
as long as I have life. When DO we
start?"
Now Dick was nightly cheered at the
simple loyalty of his two 1rienas, ana II
was after this that he remembered the
count. and looked into the hall and seeing
that there was light in his room mad
Knocked on the door. Inc lnteTVle" was
short and unpleasant-the superclnous
smile Of the count. which did not appear
on tho surface but seemed to Turk behind
his polite expression, peerlng out al eacn
LITTLE corner to sheer spitefuily, was ihucii
in evidence. and Dick was gao Wnen -
was over But nc told Lorraln tnat WINE
he was at present in no position 10 De OF
assistance to any one, he would be At ms
service the very moment he was cdpapie
of rendering any. He begged LOT an "
| send him his address as soon as ne was
settled, and gave MN MS new ,apard y
| card AS Lorrain read. "Mr. Rlcnard r.
| Harrington mechanical engineer presi-
| dent of the Dickie Nut LOCK company,
suite three, 96 Nathan street, New ioIh
| city," his superciilous smile Remover 10
veil and seemed TO swagger. But oiily
| for a moment, after which he bowed
thanked Dick, said he would guard the
| card carefully, and they shook hanos
IOrrain told him tnat MS dTIdAbchAoii.S
for leaving the next morning were com
pleted. and as Dick joined his other two
| friends he gave sigh OF RELIEF.
Nathan was an odd little street. hnisneo
long ago, tossed into . vacant nook % n on
the East Side and forgotten IL nan
originally been intended for a residence
street; but was now used for ANYTHING
| that pleased the fancy or MIN VINO nap
| pened to find and decide to make use OF
! it IT was of all things heterogeneous:
and therefore quite adapted to the nina
| of Dick Bennington.
He had furnished his offices rather
/ hastily, and he and his staff found much
i to do when they took possession at
| o'clock the next morning without having
/ tasted sleep for twenty-four hours. But
/ what was sleep with new project only
awaiting a few finishing touches for its
Launching? They turned to with a WILL
/ but it required a weeks steady labor to
arrange the two-room suite to the salts
/ faction of the captious president OF the
Dickie Nut Lock Company.
Dick was much changed-his lips were
/ set. with the lower one protruding a lit
tic in fixed determination. his eyes ap-
peared to gaze into empty space. but the