"Darling!"
XII
[MAGICAL MUSIC]
I--APOSTLE SPOONS
Miss Macleod passed the newspaper to her nephew. "Look at that," she said. She had her finger on an advertisement. He looked at it. This is what he read:--
"A clergyman, having a large family entirely dependent on him, is compelled to sacrifice a unique set of apostle spoons. Twelve large, twelve small, silver-gilt, in handsome case. Being in urgent want of money, a trifle will be accepted. Quite new. Would make a handsome present. Approval willingly. Letters only, Pomona Villa, Ladbroke Grove, W."
"What do you think of it?" inquired the lady.
The Rev. Alan smoothed the paper with his hand.
"Not much," he ventured to remark.
"Put on your hat and come with me. I'm going to buy them."