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such a sordid itation

"Ha with an effort,

"old coallant encounters, and dear old friend----"

"What's the gaame," said the depressed Bones "This is a very serious

piece of business, hly respected

partner, you're entitled to use the office as you like--coo home when you like If you have a pain in the tuo to bed and trust old Bones to carry on Use

any paper that's going, help yourself to nibs--you'll find there's some

beautiful nibs in that cupboard--in fact, do as you jolly well like;

but----"

"But?" repeated Ha," said Bones miserably, yet

heroically, "we do not share"

"What's that?" asked Hamilton, not without curiosity

"My typewriter is hed

"You silly ass!" he said "I' to play with your typewriter"

"That's just what I mean," said Bones "You couldn't have put it

better, dear old friend Thank you"

He strode across the roo, she's too young," he said brokenly "Hard life

terrible experience Play with her young affections, dear old thing?

No"

"Who the dickens are you talking about? You said typewriter"