But you must tell me what you have done with Vill--Monty." "Don't you know where he is ?" Trent asked quickly.
"I?
Certainly not! How should I ?" "Perhaps not," Trent said, "but here's the truth.

When I got back to Attra Monty had disappeared--ran away to England, and as yet I've heard never a word of him.

I'd meant to do the square thing by him and bring him back myself.

Instead of that he gave us all the slip, but unless he's a lot different to what he was last time I saw him, he's not fit to be about alone." "I heard that he had left," Francis said, "from Mr.Walsh." "He either came quite alone," Trent said, "in which case it is odd that nothing has been heard of him, or Da Souza has got hold of him." "Oom Sam's brother ?" Trent nodded.
"And his interest ?" Francis asked.
"Well, he is a large shareholder in the Company," Trent said.

"Of course he could upset us all if he liked.