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Mr Becksteine coughed again

"I do not know anything about other worlds," he ad what proenius "I've worked the

thing out, and I see just hoe can save raphs--that's the technical term," explained Bones,

"the heavy expense is with the artistes The salaries that these

people are paid! My dear old Ham, you'd never believe"

"I don't see how you can avoid paying salaries," said Hamilton

patiently "I suppose even actors have to live"

"Ah!" said Mr Becksteine, shaking his head

"Of course, dear old thing But why pay outside actors?" said Bones

triulared from one face to the other with a ferocity of expression

which did no th of his conviction

"Why not keep the money in the family, dear old Ham? That's what I ask

you Answer me that" He leaned back in his chair, thrust his hands

in his trousers pockets, and blandly surveyed his discoot to have actors, my dear chap," said Ha with very large

nods "And we have them Who is Jasper Brown, the villain who tries

to rob the poor girl of her legacy and casts the vilest aspersions upon

her jolly old name?"

"Who is?" asked the innocent Haasped