"Give me a piece of paper and a pen: I will write it down."
When these were produced, Grimsby wrote rapidly, Donaster watching him somewhat curiously.
"Listen to this," he ordered when he had finished.
"'One week after the date of my marriage with Miss Randall I promise to pay Gabriel Grimsby the sum of one thousand dollars for services rendered.'"
"There, how will that suit you?" he asked, "You'll sign that, of course. It's just a little inducement to urge me to greater efforts."
Donaster sat for some time in silence. He seemed to be in deep thought, and his brows knitted with perplexity.
"Do you think you can find Miss Randall?" he at length asked.
"I have no doubt about it," Grimsby replied. "Leave that to me."
"But I want you to do more than find her."
"What do you mean?"