Michael determined to go to Sydney by the morning train to try to find Sophie. He went to Ed. Ventry and borrowed five pounds from him.
"That explains how the baldy-face got here," Ed. said.
Michael nodded. He could not talk about Sophie. Potch explained why they wanted the money as well as he could.
"It's no good trying to bring her back if she doesn't want to come, Michael," Potch had said before Michael left for Sydney.
"No," Michael agreed.
"If you could get her fixed up with somebody to stay with," Potch suggested; "and see she was all right for money ... it might be the best thing to do. I've got a bit of dough put by, Michael.... I'll send that down to you and go over to one of the stations for a while to keep us goin'—if we want more."
Michael assented.
"You might try round and see if you could find Mr. Armitage," Potch said, just before the train went. "He might have seen something of her."
"Yes," Michael replied, drearily.
Potch waited until the train left, and started back to Fallen Star in the evening.