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"When do you wish to start?" asked his hostess

"Oh! about nine--if I ht?" asked the girl who, in a pretty pink dinner frock, sat opposite him

"Yes But it won't be till late, I expect," he replied

"Re for a run to Bourneed it, and I daresay she will come, too"

"I don't know yet, dear," replied Mrs Bond The truth was that she intended that the young couple should spend the day alone together

Benton was filled with curiosity

As soon as the meal was over, and the two ladies had left the roo fellow, reo to town, Hugh?"

"It may be, but I oing up for?" asked Benton bluntly

"To see soh the eldermore definite froed hiht be?

So at nine Mead drove up the car to the door, and Hugh, slipping on his light overcoat, bade his hostess good-night, thanked her for allowing him the use of the liht

"Good-night, Hugh!" cried Louise from the other end of the fine old hall And athe Hog's Back they went, and down into Guildford Then up the long steep High Street, past the ancient, overhanging clock at the Guildhall, and out again on the long straight road to Ripley and London

As soon as they were beyond Guildford, he knocked at the , and afterwards mounted beside Mead He hated to be in a car alone, for he hiood driver and used always to drive his father's old "'bus"

"I'll go to the Berkeley Hotel," he said to the man "Drop me there, and pick me up outside there at twelve, will you?"

The man promised to do so, and then they chatted as they continued on their way to London Mead, a Guildfordian, knew every inch of the road Before entering Mrs Bond's service he had, for a month, driven a lorry for a local firm of builders, and went constantly to and from London

They arrived at the corner of St Jas to get his evening ht, Mead I expect I'll be through ht, and we shall have a splendid run home"