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"You haven't any appointment, then?"

"No"

"Do you think for oneyour na beforehand the nature of your

business?"

"I hoped so, for it is i for Mr Marston"

"Impossible!" was the man's curt rejoinder He went back to his post In

a few moments he returned to Mayo "You mustn't remain here You cannot

see Mr Marston"

"Won't you take in a e from me? I'll explain--"

"Explain tothat cold-blooded person that this visitor was the broken master

of the Montana was out of the question To erous But Mayo dreaded to go back to

the street again

"I'll stay here a little while and perhaps I can--" he began

"If you stay here without explaining your business I'll have you

escorted down to the street by an officer, my friend"

Mayo rose and hurried out

"An officer!" Even in his despairing and innocent quest of a hearing

he was threatened with arrest! He sneaked back to his lodgings and hid

himself in the squalid apartht Mayo sat till late, toiling over a letter addressed to Julius

Marston

He despatched it by e

in the middle of the forenoon and followed in person He assu heart when he approached the

guardian of the outer office