to-night," she remarked rather wearily. "I thought you'd have been here yesterday." "I couldn't come. Sorry!" he replied. "I couldn't come. Sorry!" he replied. "To-night I went to dine at Lady Betty's. You accepted, you know. So I apologised and said you had been called suddenly to Leeds last night," she said. "That idea of your candidature at Leeds at the next election works famously. You have to go and meet your committee, I tell them, and it always satisfies the curious. All of them hope you'll get in at the by-election when old Sammie dies, as he must very soon. They say the doctors have only given him three months more." "To-night I went to dine at Lady Betty's. You accepted, you know. So I apologised and said you had been called suddenly to Leeds last night," she said. "That idea of your candidature at Leeds at the next election works famously. You have to go and meet your committee, I tell them, and it always satisfies the curious. All of them hope you'll get in at the by-election when old Sammie dies, as he must very soon. They say the doctors have only given him three months more." "Then before that date I'll have to retire from the contest," remarked her husband, with a grin. "Then before that date I'll have to retire from the contest," remarked her husband, with a grin. "Oh! I'll watch that for you all right. Have you got that cheque?" "Oh! I'll watch that for you all right. Have you got that cheque?" "Yes—to-day. It came from my new solicitor—seven thousand, eight hundred!" "Yes—to-day. It came from my new solicitor—seven thousand, eight hundred!" "Good! I'm glad they've paid up. I began to fear that there might be some little hitch. They were so long-winded." "Good! I'm glad they've paid up. I began to fear that there might be some little hitch. They were so long-winded." "So did I, to tell you the truth. But it's all right, and the new lawyer, a smart young fellow in the City, suspects nothing. I've already sent him his fee—so that's settled him." "So did I, to
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