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ou can't cn hour," Hayocastle 8 as 'it has just begun oma ad heer Jot me 'onde 8X 4 'and that is not journey on the top of it.' "It 18 Te 500d of yo gi" J Bl ny » 10; said qui ely. ay made an efor! deo but his flush betrayed Jou, b bu Mr. Ack nd the Jew kuew that, he had By: he mark. "Ackroyd | My name is Sinclair, 1 Shick that I told you #0." beg ¥ your pardon, M ie" oel 'said effusively. 'Bu Su are very like sa man 'l know he 'Oity; Yorgive me for my take, 'But the resemblance is ex- traordinary, 1 really could not tell' you apart." "They say the world i full of 'doubles,' 1% Ackroyd replied calm- ly "hut who is this' Ackroyd of whom you speak?' "He is difficult to describe. Halt city man, half journalist." "A financial journalist' Ack- royd "Ne, not even so respectable." "Then indeed 1 cannot take it as a contpliment that you should rmis- fake me for him." "It is no compliment, and ni was intended,"' Joel said biusqualy, and Lord Hazsoastls stared ay 'the rough sh of his voice. "The man of whom'¥ speak might be exmed a bad lot were he 'not well veleerad with coatings. of re speckability.! ov td thank you, Mr. Josephs. n Phere is mo 'need, 'but'I should like to. meet yow again; if you: will give me your address. I might be of some use to you in the Citgatl or "Yon are very kind'! A servant burst into; the room in 'a state of extreme agitation. "Come "quickly, my lord," he Shed to Hirecastle. 'The Earl is yin ond Harecastle rushed in the di- reotion of the library. Ackroyd |, rose to his feet. "You must not ge, Mr. Sinclair," Joel 'said: quietly but firmly. CHAPTER VI. Lord: Harecastle hastened to the libeast, where he found the Earl ly- back 'in' his chair uhcopseions. ae face was of a deathly Reller, and his lips 'were hlgodless, but to his relief he saw that he was still iving. He ordered one of the ser- vants to go immediately for a doc* tor. He himself made his father as comfortable. as: possible, but he had little experience of dealing with sickness; and it was fortunate that Mrs. Goldberg came to his assist- ance and at vice took the direction of 'affairs 'in 'her own' hands. - She ~"unloosened "his collar and sent to her room for eau de Cologne. For a while the Earl lay. thers, His breath came in paers; and-his % body twitched convulsively. -Hare- *onstle looked on' anxiously, and to hia relief the Earl "opened his eyes. "The medicine,' 'he whispered boarselyzand made a feeble motion with hid and towards the writing: table. placed in' the drawer, and Hure- cantle hastened to pour out a dose. The effect was immediate; and the Earl endeavored to: ue up; but the effort was too much for him, and he sank back with a groan: "1 think we had better' get him to bed," Mrs. Goldberg suggested, and they carried him upstairs. n the meantime Joel and Ack- "royd were waiting in the hall. "Do you : think I have killed him al Ackroyd said with a grin. y Unless m; : ou are cipakle of I "signi cantly, Ry "would refor to hear what ia the matter Fn fart, before you take y: In' fact, he on ables 1G The bottle had not been re: 1iy, indgmest is at ult in Ep ii @ traint there is any ediate dange Gere is the doctor, Be vi will tell he "conducted upstairs, an recovering his strength. pe Yard wan The examination concluded,' the | 3 doctor said that he mnst stay int} bed for some time; and ordered oe solute Tesh. . The letter that Harsoastle wroti]" to Ethel Fetherston was a. informed her of his father's sudden illaess, but 8 no mention 'of the Earl's objection to their marriage. revari- [imo reple 8 eT 4 oe gle frodn ong as Jed her to. believe that |r he had not broached the subject.|ing At any raté this illness would gave him a fow daysl:g grass; 'meantime he might be ble to dis- cover Poms way ont of the difficulty: and inthe Eo 'Joel fumed at the delay; for when fm be wanted a thing, he wante badly, 'and: at the earliest possi ble moment. For a day or two the dae- | it tor would not allow any 'one to visit M the Earl, and even forbade Hare- oastle to see him. But while these heart attacks are acute, the pati- ent #8 a. rulé soon recovers from their: effect; and within a week} 'that you. ot neve Tekah iz 'make a ou Harecastls had the doctor" 8 per- 79 mission to discuss business matters! with the Earl, Jad the matter not been so press he would have delayed 16 for ~ vile, but he felt that present position was impossible, . He would o severely handieapped at 'the suming interview, for he would be unable to speak k his mind so freely as he 'would have done if his fa- 'ther's health had been'normal The Earl bore evident traces of|p his illness, for his face was. thin; and the lines arqund his eyes seam- od to have deepened. For time Harecastle thoroughly realiz:| w! cd that his father was an old man: The Earl's eyes were troubled, and he greeted his son with a wan smile that was pathetic. Tm not dead yet, Cyril, but it was a close shave. Perhaps it would have 'been better: if I Had died,' he' said peusively, "You! ve years of life; ators you yet, father." But you 'must take proat care of yourself, Don' t wor- ry.' En is 'easily suid; but the car: ou ds. ar 1 have many but, I amor bur: den: you -- them? CIE ie my and perhaps I know more than you t hink,™ Hareoastlo said significant- ¥Ihe Earl's face flished hotly, and he made ah effort vo speak. A hor tible fear seized him that: Aksoy had broken faith. Fy "1 know of your losses,' "Hare: | castle 'continued. trouble: you; that I want to speak." + The movement with his hand: You must hear me, fathe subject cantiot 'be postpo) nust consi the first | which 3 § thank Heaven, : By. realizé what it wi deserts me 1'! "The liabilitios can ba Harecastle said doggedly. '*Bankruptey--my Non and uch a blow would kill me, T'think."' oy much do'you owe J I cannot why you. object so strongly: thing i8 done' every day. is or of the pénalties of our position that |' we' cantiot always-afford to im our choice, and: a' good job life of me, Oyril,. he added eynically, ~ "Leb for Joel, and the whole matt be. fixed. up at once. You tel worry about Rebekah. (Shi had for the asking. she loves you" "Father, 1 you for the 1s not seem $ wish: to share. them, | you 'do not seem to realize HI am sorry, : and for all that 1 Miss Josephs, He i fe. must hr 1ab "They need not}. Ibis of my marriage 1 Earl made 'an impati id 3 ment > ull or a i ; papers, but w: be: ad