Do you remember anything about it ?" "Certainly not," said Watson.

"You gave him a cigar and some liquor, though I thought he'd had enough.

He fell down the stairs afterwards and made trouble for me when I saw him home." Watson paused and resumed with a meaning smile: "It's pretty hard to remember what happens when you've got on a big jag!" Drummond colored angrily, but pulled himself together.

"I remember I got the money and told Mr.Stormont about the ore." "Now I come to think of it, you did tell me a curious story about a mysterious silver lode," Stormont agreed.

"Somewhere in the North, wasn't it?
Anyhow, I didn't give the thing much attention.