"Figure? Expenses--merely!"
"And what's the clue?"
The man seemed a trifle fidgety.
"I am afraid that I am scarcely in a position at present----"
Mr. Haines cut him uncivilly short.
"Stow that! You don't touch a nickel till you tell me what's the clue."
The man cleared his throat. He looked round and round the room, as though looking for the clue. Mr. Haines's inquisition seemed more than he had bargained for.
"As you are aware, Mr. Haines, I have searched all England for Miss Louise O'Donnel."
"Judging from the amount of money you've had I should think you've searched all Europe."
Again the stranger cleared his throat, as if he deprecated the allusion.