rong, and you want to be advised to go to
Marienbad or some such place--I'd feel easier if I could shift the
responsibility on to him.'

Still Mr Markham stared. 'I've heard about enough of this shock to
my system,' said he at length. 'But have it your own way. If you
want me to recommend a doctor, my mother swears by an old boy in
Craven Street, Strand. I don't know the number, but his name's
Leadbetter, and he's death on croup.'

'Craven Street? That's a trifle off Park Lane, isn't it?--Still,
Leadbetter, you say? I'll get hold of the directory, look up his
address, and drop him a note or two on the case by this evening's
post.

A couple of hours later Mr Markham and Dick Rendal almost rubbed
shoulders in the crowd of passengers shaking hands with the ever
polite Captain Holditch, and bidding the _Carnatic_ good-bye with the
usual parting compliments; but in the hurry and bustle no one noted
that the pair exchanged neither word nor look of recognition.
The skipper gave Dick an honest clap on the shoulder. 'Doctor's
fixed you up, then? That's right. Make the best of your holiday,
and I'll see that the Board does you justice,' and with that, turned
away for more hand-shaking. One small thing he did remark. When it
came to Mr Markham's turn, that gentleman, before extending a hand,
lifted it to his forehead and gravely saluted. But great men--as
Captain Holditch knew--have their eccentric ways.

Nor was it remarked, when the luggage came to be sorted out and put
on board the boat express, that Dick's porter under his direction
collected and wheeled off Mr Markham's; while Mr Markham picked up
Dick's suit-case, walked away with it unchallenged to a third-class
smoking compartment and deposited it on the rack. There were three
other passengers in the compartment. 'Good Lord!' ejaculated one, as
the millionaire stepped out to purchase an evening paper.
'Isn't that Markham? Well!--and travelling third!' 'Saving habit--
second nature,' said another. 'That's the way to get rich, my boy.'

Meanwhile Dick, having paid for four places, and thereby secured a
first-class solitude, visited the telegraph office, and shrank the
few pounds in his pocket by sending a number of cablegrams.

On the journey up Mr Markham took some annoyance from the glances of
his fellow-passengers. They were furtive, almost reverential, and
this could only be set down to his exploit of yesterday. He thanked
Heaven they forbore