have consulted better counsel.' 4 1 feared this,' thought Laidlaw, 4 but what do her words convey? Is there a threat underneath ? There is a tartness in her tone not altogether in harmony with my future welfare.' Then continuing aloud : ~' I shall be pleased to hear thab your mobher's health has improved.' ' Her health is much worse ; so much so, we have decided to arrest apothecary Heyden.' Throwing back her veil, her eyes flashed ab him in a manner bhab made him start. The train that, moment enter ing a way station, Lady Wittinger gob out, and requested the guard to give her another compartment. The guard, lifting his hat at the fee, said : 'If that old cove. miss, has been giving you annoyance, I'll just make a complaint and see you righted.' 'No need, sir." I change for other reason p.' ' Well.' thought Laidlaw, as the train started on, ' so Heyden has allowed him self to be detected; his usefulness is passing away. Can her errand to town mean my

business ? I wish now she had remained a ] little longer; I might have reached a, degree of les3 uncertainty than I now possess. I musb warn Heyden ; ab all evenbs, drive there before I go to the Duke's. Singular thab Sbevens' message said nothing aboub the old man, Sanderson. What became of him, I wonder ? Then where did the women pick up John and Henry, if it be them? Did they instigate thi3 movement? Are they looking after the old ladies' interests ? It looks as if I am' getting my hands full. Bub who is this Sanderson ? What interest has he in the matter ? I know no Sandersons about here. There was a connection of the Mortmains by thab name generabions ago, bub that family became extinct. It was clever trickery on his part. My wits have hardly assumed their normal condition yet. How in the world I missed him with my sword I cannot comprehend. I was either dazed by his make-up, or my foot must have slipped. Ib was a strange affair. I prefer nob bo meob him again.' The brain enberingEusbon Stabion, Laid law gob out, took a cab, and drove rapidly to Hoyden's. 