"Here is this man again."
Thoroughly drilled in the art of aiding and abetting her niece, Mrs. Aliston proved equal to the emergency.
"It couldn't do any harm," she said surveying the gentleman tramp somewhat superciliously. "He looks quite respectable, for that sort of a person."
Constance stifled an inclination to laugh as she said, briskly:
"Then we will try him, and I'll just take him to the kitchen, and tell cook what to do with him until Simon comes."
"Now just let me do that Con.," remonstrated Mrs. Aliston, "Mr. Belknap wishes to talk with you about the servants; remain here, and I will attend to this person."
"Very well," responded Constance, indifferently, at the same time realizing the expediency of allowing the detective an instant opportunity for dropping a word of warni
