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50 THE DUGDALE MILLIONS. ‘*It is wonderful,’’ remarked Barber, in a meditative sone, after he had done the honors and sipped of his gin and water, ‘‘how things half forgotten come up.’’ The other two, evidently believing that they were to be treated to one of his tales of the theater, all of which they had heard, were indifferent to the remark. Without heeding the yawn with which the younger man treated his beginning, he pulled before him a copy of the daily paper lying on the table and search- ing it for awhile, finally pushed it before the younger man with his finger designating acertain advertisement. ‘“Read it, Bob,’’ softly demanded the older man. With a facility showing that he was not wholly without educational training, the young man obeyed. ‘ *Anyone,’’’ he read, ‘‘ ‘having information con- cerning Edmund Dugdale, who came from England to New York City in 1855, and who lived in MacDougall Street in 1857, and was in that year employed in the business office of the Courier and Ingutrer, or who knew him in those years, will confer a favor, by com- municating with Richard Mason, at the office of Het- low, Altmount & Co., No. Cliff Street.” * The elder of the two looked keenly at the old man for a brief instant, and then said softly: okey fin Barber regarded the speaker with severe displeasure. ‘“How long ago?’’ he asked, incredulity 1n his tones, ‘IT was a kid, and employed in that newspaper office.’”’ ‘‘Oh, you were,’’ replied Barber sarcastically. **What did you know about him?’’ ‘Very little; nothing in fact.”’ ‘I thought so,’’ remarked the old man, much mol- lified. ‘Well, I knew him well. What do you sup- pose that means?’’ ‘Blessed if I know,’’ answered the younger man, percelving the other, who was stealthily watching the eld man from under his brows, made no remark. Comicloeo S C@ 3