Everything was so astonishing that nobody seemed surprised. I was pleased to see the expression which beamed on the footman's face, and to feel the cordial grip as we shook hands.
"Now," said Colonel Witherington, "you had better come home with me. Nobody need know anything about it. You must manage your father with regard to Fred," he whispered to Mysie, "and I will call early again to-morrow."
And so ended my little adventure—or rather it did not end here, for Fred came back with me when I returned to London. And—well, my travelling companion has promised never to leave my side.
"FRED SUTHERLAND THEN EXPLAINED HIS STRANGE CONDUCT."
VIEW OF THE "COUNTRY" THROUGH WHICH THE RAILWAY RUNS.