"So far so good then. Now about money. I can't tell just how much you will need, but I will give you a certain amount, and if there is any over when you return you can account for it to me."
Mrs. Mason was greatly surprised when Mark came home and inquired for her traveling bag.
"What do you want of it, Mark?" she asked.
"I am going to start for Cleveland this afternoon."
"You're only funning, Mark," said Edith.
"No, I am not. I have agreed to go to Cleveland on business."
"What kind of business, Mark?" asked his mother.
"The gentleman who sends me, Mr. Swan, the jeweler, has asked me to keep my business secret."
"How long will you be gone?"
"I can't tell, but I will write you. Mr. Swan has told me I may stop over at Niagara Falls, but I shall not be very apt to do so till I am on my return."