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On the face of it, his father's death was exceedingly suspicious He had left his hoone to town upon pretence Why? That a woh had ascertained certain facts which he had resolved to withhold fro of the Underworld, interest himself so actively on his behalf as to travel up there to Perthshire, after ements for safety? The whole affair was a , after they had rah bade his well-beloved farewell

They had returned through the park and were at a gate quite close to the castle when they halted It had crossed Hugh's ht be seen by one of the keepers, and he had mentioned this to Dorise

"What matter?" she replied "They do not know you, and probably will not recognize h to re to London in a few days

"Look here!" he said suddenly "WeI daresay I ht, therefore why not let us make an appointht at the first seat on the right on entering the part at the Marble Arch? You reo"

"Yes I know the spot," the girl replied "I rehed at the recollection "Very well I will contrive to be there That night we are due at a dance at the Gordons' in Grosvenor Gardens But I'll e to be there soain kissing her fondly "Now I o oncelife be over!"

"You have a friend, as I have, in the mysterious white cavalier," she said "I wonder who he really is?"

"The Sparroithout a doubt--the famous 'Il Passero' for who, the hest respectability in a house so over the French, Spanish, or Italian roads in his powerful car directing all sorts of crooked business It's a strange world in which I find ood-bye!" and he took her in a final embrace "Good-bye--till Tuesday week"