31/45 Do you stand in ?" "To the death--if you do the handsome thing, my boy!" said the handsome ruffian, pocketing the notes. "When do I start ?" "Take the midnight train to Southampton, and go at work at once. I fear they may send some damned spies over there! Now, what's your plan ?" Major Hawke watched his old pal in a brown study. "I have it! A combination of gentleman artist and literary gent! 'The Mansion Homes of Jersey,' to illustrate a volume for the use of tourists--London and Southwestern Railway's enterprise. I'll sneak in and do the grand. |