CHAPTER IX.
JOHN INTERFERES IN HARRY'S AFFAIRS Gamblers are reckless men, always living between ebb and flow.
The germ of every sin, is the reflection, whether it be possible.
After John had recovered from the shock which the knowledge of Lugur's interference in the financial affairs of his brother had given him, he drew closer to his sister and took her hand and she said anxiously, "John, what can I do to help you in getting Harry into the right way?
I know and feel that all is at present just as it should _not_ be.

I will do whatever you advise." She was not weeping, but her face was white and resolute and her eyes shone with the hope that had entered her heart.
"As I traveled to London, Lucy, I thought of many ways and means, but none of them stood the test of their probable ultimate results; and as I entered my hotel I let them slip from me as useless.

Then I saw a gentleman writing his name in the registry book, and I knew it was Matthew Ramsby.

As soon as I saw him the plan for Harry's safety came to me in a flash of light and conviction.

So I went and spoke to him and we had dinner together.