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"oes bad when it

comes out of the sea Have you ever noticed that, my dear old

naturalist?"

"Wait a moment Will you be quiet?" said the weary Ha to tell you my experiences I put the money--four thousand

pounds--into this infernal Company

"Eh?"

"I put the ainst your advice

The Company is more or less a swindle"

Bones sat down slowly in his chair and assumed his most solemn and

business-like face

"Of course, it keeps within the law, but it's a swindle, none the less

They've got a wretched broken-down factory somewhere in the North, and

the only Plover car that's ever been built was made by a Scottish

contractor at a cost of about twice the ae for it"

"What did I say?" said Bones quietly "Poor old soul, I do not give

advice without considering matters, especially to my dearest friend A

company like this is obviously a swindle You can tell by the

appearance of the cars----"