Oh, Geoffrey, remember the past! Be faithful--be just--to your loving wife, "ANNE SILVESTER." Mr.Bishopriggs paused.

His commentary on the correspondence, so far, was simple enough.

"Hot words (in ink) from the leddy to the gentleman!" He ran his eye over the second letter, on the fourth page of the paper, and added, cynically, "A trifle caulder (in pencil) from the gentleman to the leddy! The way o' the warld, Sirs! From the time o' Adam downwards, the way o' the warld!" The second letter ran thus: "DEAR ANNE,--Just called to London to my father.

They have telegraphed him in a bad way.

Stop where you are, and I will write you.