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"I' you up, Mr Tibbetts," he said

"Not at all," said Bones cheerfully "Let's have a look at that cheque

I gave you"

The other hesitated

"Let me have a look at it," said Bones, and Mr Hyane, with a smile,

took it from his pocket and handed it to the other

"Half for you and half for her, eh, dear old thing?" said Bones, and

tore the cheque in two "That's your half," he said, handing one

portion to Mr Hyane

"What the devil are you doing?" derily, but Bones

had hi the all-too-short

corridor

"Open the door, Ali!" said Bones "Open it wide, dear old heathen!

Ooff!"

The "Ooff!" was accoht Bones was sitting on the platforing tuneless songs They told

him that the next train fro

"That doesn't worrysomebody, sir?" asked the inquisitive porter

"Everybody, my dear old uniformed official," said Bones, "everybody!"