"What is it, Mr. Hurley? Out with it!" Testily
he added: "You know I never like to beat about
the bush."

Thus encouraged, the lawyer spoke up. Boldly he
said:

"We need more money."

The promoter's face darkened. If there was
anything that would put John Argyle in a bad
humor, it was the mention of money or the ap-
prehension that he was about to be approached
for a loan. A man of a suspicious nature, he had
a fixed idea that every one had designs against his
pocket-book.
