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Onea few days later Mostyn entered the bank and went directly to his office He had been seated at his desk only asuavely There was a conscious flush on his face which extended into his bald pate, and his eyes were glearatulate you," he said "We've all been reading the account in the paper thisOf course, we've suspected it for some time, but didn't want to talk about it till it was announced"

"I haven't seen the article," Mostyn answered, in a tone of curbed irritation "It ritten by soley told me to look out for it I think she furnished the infor better than a wedding in high life"

"Has Saunders come down yet?" the banker inquired

"Yes, he is at his desk He just got back fro"

"Please tell him"--Mostyn deliberated--"tell him when he is fully at liberty that I'd like to see hirave look was on his face, and he failed to respond to Mostyn's "Goodon the top of the desk, his glance averted

"Wright says you wish to see an

"Yes, sit down; pull that chair up"

Saunders complied, his eyes on the floor

"I suppose you've seen thepaper?" Mostyn asked

"You mean the--announcement of your--"

"Yes, of course"

"I saw the head-lines I didn't read it through"

Silence crept between the two ht with his slender, bloodless fingers, drew it toward him aimlessly, and then pushed it back

"There is a an, aardly, "which I want to speak to you about It is due you to knohy I drew out that ten thousand dollars It went to Marie Winship If you are not satisfied with the collateral I can put up soht" Saunders dropped the words frigidly "I kneas for her The truth is, I supposed that little less would quiet her" "You, no doubt, consider me the champion idiot of the world" Mostyn essayed a s at best, and left his face rimly masked than before "However, it is all over now She is satisfied, and agrees to quit hounding me from now on"