ir and waved his hand toward a small roc

leaving home, Philip," said Mr. Carter, eyi

ather's death it has

in the case?" asked th

s,

one e

has a

two don

ll about it, sir,"

ing of the wor

her he could know anything more-could suspect the secret which Mrs. Brent had communicated to him. Should

rcumstances. You don't look like a boy that would take such an important step

evidently a rich man, and he could help him if he was willin

tinued Mr. Carter. "Now

tion for me to answe

a good e

w something of Latin

write a g

show yo

few lines at m

handed the pape

d the old gentle

favor. Are you

s,

er st

he continued. "I will gi

sumed h

e dollars and sixty cents for four years, three mont

ect silence for five minutes.

er. I will soon tell yo

d gentleman was himself an adept at f

correct. You a

ir," said Phi

od place-better than

y. The last clause was n

ently talking to himself, "I

met was named Pitkin, and he rightly concl

greeable than his wi

d evidently made up his mind, "I will

uch obliged, sir,"

active and I the silent partner. We do a general shipping business. Our store is on

k you

and I will wr

on his way down town with hi