He told me that he was intending to sell off a good deal of the Carstairs property, and that he wanted to reinvest his proceeds in the very best American securities.

I gathered that he had spent a lot of time in America, that he preferred America to England, and, in short, that he had a decided intention of going back to the States, keeping Hathercleugh as a place to come to occasionally.

He asked me if I could recommend him a broker here in Edinburgh who was thoroughly well acquainted with the very best class of American investments, and I at once recommended Mr.John Paley.

And--that's all I know, gentlemen." "Except," remarked Mr.Lindsey, "that you know that considerable transactions have taken place between Mr.Paley and Sir Gilbert Carstairs.

We know that, from what we heard last night in Newcastle." "Precisely!--then you know as much as I can tell you," replied the manager.