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"What is the irl laughed

"Let's have a little light on the subject," said Bones "Switch on the

expensive old electricity, Hairl quickly "I don't think so If you saw the

picture under the light, you'd probably think it wasn't good enough,

and then I should have made my journey in vain Spare led At that uerite Whitland, chief and only stenographer to the firm of Schemes

Limited, and Bones beckoned her

"Just cast your eye over this, young irl caroup, looked at the picture, and nodded

"Very nice," she said, and then she looked at the girl

"Selling it for a charity," said Bones carelessly "So-roo, I never can understand this hero-worship business And

now,and philanthropic collector, what do you want iven"

"I want you to give n down there,"--she pointed

to a little space beneath the picture--"and just let et"

"With all the pleasure in life," said Bones

He picked up his long plunature in the space indicated

And then Miss Marguerite Whitland did a serious thing, an a which filled Bones's heart with horror and

diser had dropped

upon the signature and had been drawn across, leaving nothing e