Part 51 (2/2)

”Well,” said Mr Marrier, ”in this kind of weathah you can't expect people to co habit--”

Which conclusions did notover thirty pounds a day--or at the rate of over ten thousand pounds a year

He spent Sunday between his hotel and his club, chiefly in reiterating to hi would have to occur on Monday

Soed into the office early Thedrawn to the theatre as by an invisible but powerful elastic cord The papers had a worse attack than ever of Isabel Joy, for she had been convicted of transgression in a Chicago court of law, but a treo and, having exa the conviction quashed

He had discovered that in one and the same document ”Isabel” had been spelt ”Isobel” and--worse--Illinois had been deprived by a careless clerk of one of its ”l's” He was sure that by proving these grave irregularities in Alanced up suddenly from the newspaper He had been inspired

”I say, Trent,” he re or preparation, ”you're not looking at all well I want a change e”

”Oh!” grues”

”_I_ can!” said Edward Henry ”And I shouldn't drea it cost you a penny I'm not a philanthropist But I knoell as anybody that it will pay us theatricalto take the play off?” Trent demanded suspiciously

”Certainly not!” said Edward Henry

”What sort of a sea-voyage?”

”Well--what price the Atlantic? Been to New York? Neither have I!

Let's go Just for the trip It'll do us good”

”You don't reatest draht His eyeglass swung to and fro

Edward Henry feigned to resent this remark

”Of course I ?” He rose

”Marrier!” Then more loudly: ”Marrier!” Mr Marrier entered ”Do you know anything about the sailings to New York?”

”Rather!” said Mr Marrier, bea After all, he was a e for a production in New York,” said Edward Henry to Carlo, azed at one and then at the other, puzzled

CHAPTER X