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"About what?" demanded Hamilton

"About two o'clock," said Bones "You can stay and see your old friend

through, or you can let us have it out with the lad in camera"

"I'll stay," said Hamilton "But I don't think he'll come"

"I do," said Bones confidently, and he was justified in his confidence,

for at two o'clock to the second Mr de Vinne appeared

He was bright and cheerful, even genial to Bones, and Bones was almost

effusive in his welcome

"Sit down there in the most comfortable chair, happy old financier," he

said, "and open your young heart to old Bones about the Mazeppa Trading

Company"

Mr de Vinne did not expect so direct an attack, but recovered from his

surprise without any apparent effort

"Oh, so you knoas behind that, do you? How the dickens did you

find out?"

"Stock Exchange Year Book, dear old thing Costs u you want to know about the directors of

companies," said Bones

"By Jove! That's clever of you," said de Vinne, secretly amused, for

it was from the Year Book that he expected Bones to entleman?" asked Bones "Why

this fabulous salary to friend Sanders and selling this thousands of

pounds worth of shares, eh?"