Giles Packard smiled when his cousin left the hotel.
"Eben seems to have changed," he said. "I think we shan't have any more trouble with him."
CHAPTER XXXIX. NEW PLANS.
When Rupert entered the Somerset Hotel on his return from the West he received a cordial welcome from Mr. Malcolm, the clerk.
"I hope you have had a pleasant journey," he said.
"Very pleasant, on the whole."
"And do you want your old place again?"
"No," answered Rupert. "I hope to go into some other line of business."