Will you give me your solemn word of honor not to breathe to mortal man what I am going to tell you ?' "'Honor bright,' says Fred.
"'HUDSON HAS JOINED THE LINE.' Fred didn't say a word more, but went tumbling down to the City in his Broom.

You know the state of the streets.

Claw WENT BY WATER.
"'Buy me one thousand Hafricans for the 30th,' cries Fred, busting into his broker's; and they were done for him at 4 7/8.
***** "Can't you guess the rest?
Haven't you seen the Share List?
which says:-- "'Great Africans, paid 9d.; price 1/4 par.' "And that's what came of my pore dear friend Timmins's time-barging.
"What'll become of him I can't say; for nobody has seen him since.

His lodgins in Jerming Street is to let.

His brokers in vain deplores his absence.