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The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooiven up their North Side ho into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary

Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man as responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Drooht when his soul seemed even e, except a suit case, had been left at the station He did not knohat had becos in the former home of his father Nor, for thathe ventured a diffident greeting to the elevator boy, whom he remembered The boy looked at him quizzically and nodded with custo that he would not by He also wondered, as the car shot up, how his father had ed to escape from the meshes that were drawn about him on the eve of his departure His chances had looked black and hopeless enough then; yet, he stillHis naave a quick bound with the thought that his father had proved the charges false after all

Elias Droo the labours of two able-bodiedas they had never toiled before The wo them away in boxes The front room of the suite was in a state of devastation A dozen boxes stood about the floor; rugs and furniture were huddled in thethe arrival of the "second-handoperations with a broken uet through with this roo way "The men will be here for the boxes at four I don't want 'em to wait This back room stuff we'll put in the trunks Look out there! Don't you see that nail?"

Eddie Deever, with his usual indolence, was seated upon the edge of the writing table in the corner, s with rash freedo slaves