Now don't you think I'm absurd?"
"I think it is a little rough on Lord Arranmore," he answered, "don't
you?"
"It would be if my likes or dislikes made the slightest difference to
him," she answered. "As it is, I don't suppose it matters."
"Was this in England?" he asked.
She shook her head.
"No, it was abroad--in Montreal. I really must go to Mrs. Seventon.
She looks terribly bored."
Brooks made no effort to detain her. He was looking intently at a
certain spot in the carpet. The coincidence--it was nothing more, of
course--was curious.
CHAPTER XIII
CHARITY THE "CRIME"
There followed a busy time for Brooks, the result of which was a very
marked improvement in his prospects. For the younger Morrison and his
partner, loth to lose altogether the valuable Enton connection, offered
Brooks a partnership in their firm. Mr. Ascough, who was Lord
Arranmore's London solicitor, and had been Brooks' guardian, after
careful consideration advised his acceptance, and there being nothing in
the way, the arrangements were pushed through almost at once. Mr.
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