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"You couldn't see your way, then, sir," the edly, "to tell me where I could find Mr Morrison himself?"

"No, I couldn't," Laverick decided "Even if I knew exactly where he was--and I' that--I couldn't put you in touch with hilea--but he had sreenish cast, and they were expressive

"I think, sir," he said, "you've so into a bit of trouble"

"We won't discuss that," Laverick answered "You o away--it's past nine o'clock and I haven't had my dinner yet--or you must treat me as you would Mr Morrison"

The man looked upon the carpet for several reat reason why I should putis--"

He hesitated

"Well, go on," Laverick said encouragingly

"I think," the , as I well do, sir, the sort of gent he is--would be more likely to talk common sense with ine I', "especially as I' for him"

The man looked around the room The door behind had been left ajar He stepped backward and closed it

"You'll pardon the liberty, sir," he said, "but this is a seriousto speak about I'll just tell you a little thing and you can forht as open late at the 'Black Post' We keep open, sir, as you knohen you gentlee are busy About nine o'clock there was a strange custoh he aiting In about 'arf-an-hour another gent caether and see some sort of business Anyways, there was papers passed between them I was fairly busy about then, as there were one or twotogether, and I noticed the dark gentleman leave The others went out a few ent who had come first was alone in the place He sat in the corner and he had a pocket-book on the table before hiht him a drink, and it seemed to me that it was full of bank-notes He sat there just like a ht Just after eleven, in came Mr Morrison I could see he was rare and put out, for he hite, and shaking all over 'Giveas you make 'em"'