We'll see," he thought.
* * * * * In the meantime, in this interplay, these shifting lights and shadows which played upon the history of the life of Roger's home, there came to him a diversion from an unexpected source.

Laura and Harold returned from abroad.
Soon after landing they came to the house, and talking fast and eagerly they told how they had eluded the war.
For them it had been a glorious game.

In Venice in early August, Harold had seen a chance for a big stroke of business.

He had a friend who lived in Rome, an Italian close to his government.

At once they had joined forces, worked day and night, pulled wires, used money judiciously here and there, and so had secured large orders for munitions from the U.S.A.