Castles in the Air

nsisted of a housekeeper who cooked and did the work of the apartment for him, and an odd-job man who came every morning to clean boots, knives, draw water and carry up fuel from below. I also learn

as lounging under the porte-cochere of No. 65 Rue des Pyramides. I was watching the movements of a man, similarly attired to myself, as he cros

cierge assured me that that man was

ock I saw that my man had obviously finished his work for the morning

and drinking eau-de-vie whilst I had perforce to cool my heels outside. Suffice it to say that I did follow him to his house just behind the fish-

bvious mistrust, but

I was telling him just awhile ago that I needed a man to look after my office in the R

"I work for Farewell in the mornings. Why should he

ewell desires to do you a good turn seeing that I offered to pay you twenty s

isten at mention

I am taking on your work," he said;

e else to do his work, and I shall want you to be at my office by seven o'clock to-morrow morning. And," I added, for I am

nly accompanied me to the door, but all the way down the stairs, and assure

nough, he turned up at the office the

o enact the second scene of the moving drama in which I was determined to p