CHAPTER XVI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13482, 23 July 1907, Page 6

CHAPTER XVI.

A FKIEND^ IN NEED.

Cathcart's first impulse verged on-the murderous. He would have liked? to tnl.e the shabby little man by the throat nnd shpke the life out of him. What deep scheme was at the bottom of this he neither knew nor cared. But it was auitp impossible to believe that Seth Powell could have remained in ignorance of recent dramatic events at ii r. r .t iw-:i w- : ton.

Renton h.id ji rest raining band cji the arm of his companion. With a gost:nv he indicated the white tace and glittci-iiL'; eyes of the youth who accompanied th<-in. Raymond Stennard hi'ggcstfd braisi {ever. Ho was shaking with excite.inMit.

"Come outside for a moment," Renton whispered. " Even if our man had caught sight of us, there is only one way out ot the room."

Jt wps good to stand in the open a'r alter the close, roth- atiuosphoro of the eating-ho\r,o. A little colour crept into the checks of Kavinon f l Sten:isird.

"You l>ovo male a groat discovery," Renton said. " You have enabled vs to get to the bottom oi a \iie conspiracy. Now wo know why you were here, and tortunaMy we have been «blc to prevent your further folly. I take it that you would do anything i:i your power to help Mr. Cathcart?" "Oh, yes." Stennard cried. "But for him "

''But for him you would be comfortably perched on your hi^h stool at this moment. I am not in the least angry, because you are more sinned against than binning. Nobody suspects anything at the bank. Therefore you are to go back there in the morning as if nothing had happened. You would N? helping us materially by such a course. Go at on<"e and see yojur mother. It is of the greatest importance that you should ease her mind. If Mr. Lockwood Mostyn approaches you — as he is pretty sure to do — assume to act exactly as he tell you. And now you had better go." " You are sure that Mr. Cathcart is not likely to "

''Not in the least likely are wasting our time."

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(To be continued.)