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the old ered another man; but

Cardo detected a tremor in the voice and an anxious look in the eyes

which softened their asperity

"What do you want o to Australia"

"Australia!" gasped Cardo "In heaven's name, what for, sir?"

"I have often told you that soo to

Australia, Cardo If you cannot afford your own expenses, I will help

you In fact--er--er--I will place funds at your disposal which shall

enable you to travel like a gentlee

which is supposed to accrue fro the world"

Cardo way speechless from astonishment, not so much at the idea of

banishh at

long intervals, hinted at this idea--but at the unusual coolness with

which he had alluded to such a lavish expenditure of money; and as he

looked at his father with an earnest, inquiring gaze, the oldaway fro both hands on his

knees, he continued in an altered tone: "Sit down again, Cardo, and I will tell you the story of o to Australia or not"