Tibbets asked, forthis was the Wires special
slogan.
The factis, Im just a plain Scotsman and a plain
business man.
The infinite power and value of the unreasoned
hasalways been one of my master principles. Hemust find a way to return to this
shop, and for auld lang synetaste a butter biscuit again. Allins is what you call a
man of the world, said Mr Craw. It looked like TheHorrible Alison
Westwater.
You say he is the chief journalistic enemyof Mr
Craw.
It was more than protecting the privacyof a
newspaper proprietor and saving his face.
This was easy enough, foronly a wire fence
separated it from the road. Theres far too much damneduplift abroad, and far too
little common sense. In timethey would return, and it was his business to wait for
them andfollow them.
But he found many difficulties in his path. Tibbets
scribbled busily, gulped down his cup of now lukewarm tea,and rose to
go.
Was it not more likely that they had boughtAllins?
Im as one born out of due season,Mr Tibbets. He decided that he had betterprospect
the immediate neighbourhood of Knockraw.
He has not forgiven us,and will make journalistic
capital out of his adventures.
Mr Craw wasgenerally supposed to look at no papers
but his own.
But the irrational instinct is alwayshopeful, for
it is the instinct to live. Ill be very glad to look in at Castle Gay. But it was
possible that by this time he was backat the Castle. It was the answer he expected,
but he saw that further inquirieswere going to be difficult. It was fair
manslaughter pittin him atwing three-quarter.
He was on holiday in Spain, and was not expected
back foranother fortnight.
Tibbets scribbled busily, gulped down his cup of
now lukewarm tea,and rose to go.
Optimism, a manlyoptimism, depended only upon the
radius of the encircling soul.
Also two soft collars were purchased for him.
Casimir overflowed with obscure apologies.
There was a ledgeto the window which would give him
cover, and he crawled down theslope towards it.
Casimir had the wit to see the gravity of the
blunder.
Would you care to say anything about the Canonry
election, sir?