I pressed upon the Christiania police to let me know all they could within thirty-six hours.

So if you'll stop the night here, I'll likely be able to show you their reply to me." "Right!" answered Allerdyke.

"I'll put up at the Station Hotel.

You come and have your dinner with me there at seven o'clock." "Much obliged, Mr.Allerdyke," replied Chettle.

"I'll come." Then Allerdyke went off to the General Post Office and sent a telegram to his housekeeper in Bradford-- "Send off at once by registered parcel post to me at Waldorf Hotel, London, the morocco-bound photograph album lying on right-hand corner of my writing-desk in the library .-- MARSHALL ALLERDYKE." He went out of the post-office laughing cynically.