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"I quite understand," said Bones, all a-quiver with exciteot somebody ould

put the money up, an American fellow, Rockefeller Have you ever heard

of hiot a paraffin mine"

"It may be he has, it may be he hasn't," said Mr Dibbs and rose

"Well, sir, I'ed to you for your kindness If you'll

direct me to Mr Tibbetts's office----"

It was a dramatic moment

"I am Mr Tibbetts," said Bones simply

Blank incredulity was on the face of Mr Dibbs

"You?" he said "But I thought Mr Tibbetts was an older gentleman?"

"Dear old treasure-finder," said Bones, "be assured I am Mr Tibbetts

This is my office, and this is my desk People think I am older

because----" He smiled a little sadly, then: "Sit down!" he thundered

"Let us go into this"

He went into theone when he

led his mariner friend into the street

He was late at the office the nextand

healthy and required nine hours of the deepest sluirl was typing at a very respectable speed the notes

Bones had given her the evening before There was a telegra