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"There was only one car ever made," interrupted Hamilton

"I should have said car," said the unperturbed Bones "The very

appearance of it shows you that the thing is a swindle froainst !" said the wrathful Ha me advice"

"That," said Bones cheerfully, "was before I'd heard your story Yes,

Haht a moment "Four thousand

pounds!"

And his jaw dropped

Bones had been dealing in large sunificance of four thousand pounds to a young officer He was

too hts into words, but it

came upon him like a flash that the ht Car Company was every penny he possessed in the

world, a little legacy he had received just before Bones had left the

Coast, plus all his savings for years

"Ham," he said hollowly, "I a to you when I ought to have been thinking out a

way of getting things right"

Has right, Bones," he said

"The only thing I did think was that you