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As soon as he had gone through his letters on the following ent ravely He was feeling keenly the responsibilities of his position Just how much to say and how much to leave unsaid was a question which called for a full measure of diploan, "that I wished to see you with regard to the arrangement we came to the day before yesterday"

Laverick nodded It suited hieer continued "I agreed to it as you were an old custoent one"

"I do not quite follow you," Laverick re "What is it you wish me to do? Withdraw er answered hastily

"You know the position of our o I was in a situation which ht have been called desperate I could quite understand that you needed security to go on s are entirely different I am twenty thousand pounds better off, and if necessary I could realize sufficient to pay off the whole of my overdraft within half-an-hour That I do not do so is simply a matter of policy and prices"

"I quite understand that, er declared "The position is simply this We have had a most unusual and a strictly private inquiry, of a nature which I cannot divulge to you, asking whether any large suh our account during the last few days"

"You have actually had this inquiry?" Laverick asked calmly

"We have I can tell you no "

"May I ask what your reply was?"

"My reply was," Mr Fenwick said slowly, "that no such notes had passed through our account We asked the any reasons, to repeat their question in a few days' ti to your peculiar stipulations, we are si a certain packet for you in our security chamber We know it to contain bank-notes, and there is very little doubt but that it contains the notes which have been the subject of this inquiry I want to ask you, Mr Laverick, to be so good as to open that packet, let me credit the notes to your account in the usual way, and leave ht to have done in the first instance to this inquiry"