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'I know hi his head

'I should think so,' said Miles ruefully

'A bottle of cha to the waiter in al that he wanted sustenance in this new trouble that had befallen hiround by an awful sense of the condition of the club, whispered to him the terrible announcene in the house 'Good G----,' exclaimed the unfortunate nobleh shook his head

'It's true,' said another young lord fro with suppressed and ested that there was soested Nidderdale There had been a few bottles of brandy, but they had been already consuet some brandy,' said Nidderdale with rapid impetuosity But the club was so reduced in circued to take silver out of his pocket before he could get even such huh told the whole story as far as it was known Herr Vossner had not been seen since nine o'clock on the preceding evening The head waiter had known for some weeks that heavy bills were due It was supposed that three or four thousand pounds were owing to tradesiven, not to Herr Vossner but to the club And the nu purveyor held from many of the members had all been sold to Mr Flatfleece Mr Flatfleece had spent a considerable portion of the day at the club, and it was now suggested that he and Herr Vossner were in partnership At this estaffe came in Dolly had been at the club before and had heard the story,--but had gone at once to another club for his dinner when he found that there was not even a bottle of wine to be had 'Here's a go,' said Dolly 'One thing atop of another! There'll be nothing left for anybody soon Is that brandy you're drinking, Nidderdale? There was none here when I left'

'Had to send round the corner for it, to the public'

'We shall be sending round the corner for a goodof that fellow Mel as life,' said Nidderdale 'He's all right I think'