ts way through the night towards the great metropolis. Across the desolate plain, stripped bare of all vegetation, and made hideous forever by the growth of a mighty indus

On, through many tunnels into the black country itself, where the furnace fires burned oftener, but the signs of habitation were fewer. Down the great iron way the huge locomotive rushed onward, leaping and bounding across the m

his special?"

ania in a private tug. Orders are to

ls on my hands already,-been held up for half an hour. Old Glynn, the di

lled yet?" Li

was the reply. "She made our old wooden shed

nswered. "The guvnor took

ed. "Is it a millionaire from the other side, trying t

and asked for a special to London. Guvnor told him it would take two hours and cost a hundred and eighty pounds. Told him he'd better wait for

ry well that it is not the easiest thing in the world

common, anyway," he remarked. "The guvnor di

nto the office was to tear it into small pieces and throw them on the fir

reporters don't get hold of. He must be some one out of the common-some one with a pull, I mean,-or the captain of

nine o'clock tomorrow morning,

fast asleep in his pantry, and was met by a locked door. He let down the window and looked out. He was within a few feet of the engine, which was obviously attached direct to the saloon. Mr. Hamilton Fynes resumed his seat, having disturbed nobody. He produced some papers from his breast pocket, and spread them out on the table before him. One, a sealed envelope, he immediately returned, slipping it down into a carefully prepared place between the lining and the material of his coat. Of the others he commenced to make a close and minute investigation. It was a curious fact, however, that notwithstanding his recent searching examination, he looked once more nervously a

d received very much the same ans

asked. "Special's at Willington now, come through without a

than a little tired of this mysterious client. The station-mas

"That is all we know about him. They have been ringing

peated. "Don't know the nam

Lusitan

the Lusitania was not landing her passenger

off in a tug, si

f night, but he just handed him a note, and we made things hum up here. He was on his way in half

The station-master brushed his coat, put on h