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"Come in!" he yelled, and, as there was no ansalked to the door

and opened it

A youngman very earnest and very

mysterious--none other than James Jacobus Jelf

"Oh, it's you, is it?" said Bones unfavourably "I thought it was

somebody important"

Jelf tiptoed into the room and closed the door securely behind him

"Old ot a

fortune for you"

"Dear old libeller, leave it with the lift-man," said Bones "He has a

wife and three children"

Mr Jelf exaet away at three o'clock, old man," he said

"Don't let me keep you, old writer," said Bones with insolent

indifference

Jelf s," he volunteered "It's a scoop,

and if it leaked out, there would be the devil to pay"

"Oh!" said Bones, who knew Mr Jelf well "I thought it was so

like that"

"I'd like to tell you, Tibbetts," said Jelf regretfully, "but you know

how particular one has to be when one is dealing with rity of ministers"

"I know, I know," responded Bones, wilfully dense, "especially huffy

old vicars, dear old thing"

"Oh, theovern

the ee "I don't worry about those