And then he turned to Mr.Lindsey, who I noticed had been taking close stock of him.
"I've been thinking out things since Mr.Moneylaws was in here last night," he remarked.

"Bringing my mind to bear, do you see, on certain points that I hadn't thought of before.

And maybe there's something more than appears at first sight in yon man John Phillips having my name and address on him." "Aye ?" asked Mr.Lindsey, quietly.

"How, now ?" "Well," replied Mr.Smeaton, "there may be something in it, and there may be nothing--just nothing at all.

But it's the fact that my father hailed from Tweedside--and from some place not so far from Berwick.".