Now, there was a broker fellow wrote me a very civil letter." Dane, who was a thoughtful man, ventured to lay his hand upon his leader's arm.

"Keep yourself and Miss Barrington out of those fellows' clutches at any cost," he said.
Barrington shook off his hand, and looked at him sternly.

"Are you not a trifle young to adopt that tone ?" he said.
Dane nodded.

"No doubt I am, but I've seen a little of mortgage jobbing.

You must try to overlook it.