To the world at large I shall say nothing of the second loan; and I know you will oblige me by treating this money as the product of realizations in the ordinary course of business.

The recent disturbances will quite account for so large a sum being called in." "I don't quite see how I can arrange that." "Ah, you are overdone," said I."Leave it all to me, Jones." And this I persuaded him to do.

In fact, he was so relieved at seeing the money back that he was easy to deal with; and if he suspected anything, he was overawed by my present exalted position.

He appeared to forget what I could not, that the President, no doubt, still possessed that fatal cable! After lunch I remembered my engagement with the signorina, and, putting on my hat, was bidding farewell to business, when Jones said: "There's a note just come for you, sir.

A little boy brought it while you were out at lunch." He gave it me--a little dirty envelope, with an illiterate scrawl.