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"Thanks," said Anstice, rather amused at this tribute to his powers "I'll do iven me valuable help, and I'll follow up this clue at once"

"Do--and let me know the result" Clive followed his visitor to the door "I really aenuinely interested in the case, and I shall be pleased to hear froress"

They parted on an to feel as though, after all, this h he was bound to confess that at present the introduction of Tochatti's name merely complicated matters

He had a couple of hours to fill in before repairing to the station, and feeling in the mood for exercise, he set out for a brisk walk, careless of whither his steps led him while he pondered over his recent intervieith Clive

After the quiet and pastoral solitude of Littlefield London seemed unpleasantly crowded and noisy The reek of petrol was a poor substitute for the clean country air, and the hoot of innuularly disagreeable force as he took his way along Piccadilly

Suddenly a noise considerably louder andhastily round he saw that a collision had taken place between a taxi-cab and athe naic results to the taxi-cab, which lurched in the road like a drunken ht course, and eventually toppled half over on to the pavement, where it struck a lamp-post with a terrific crash as it came to rest

With the rapidity peculiar to the life of cities a crowd instantly began to assemble; and as a burly policeed gentleman stepped, with some difficulty, out of the wrecked cab, and stumbled forward on to the kerb, almost into the arms of Anstice, who reached the spot at the saered and seeripped the gentleman's shoulder to support him; and his friendly tone and prompt help apparently assured the other ether pluckily

"Thanks, thanks!" He hite, and evidently had been somewhat upset, for the taxi had swerved half across the road to the discomfort of its occupant "You are most kind I am really not hurt, only a little shaken The driver of the van was entirely to blame--I hope, constable, you will make all possible inquiries into the matter"