All the young men were wonderfully taken up with Archie
and his plain speaking, and had Mr McIntosh desired he could have
drunk oceans of his favourite beverage. However, being a Scotchman
and cautious, he took very little, and left Vandeloup to go down to
Madame Midas at St Kilda, and bearing a message from the Frenchman
that he would call there the next day.
Archie having departed, Vandeloup got through the rest of the day as
he best could. He met Mr Wopples in the street, who told him how he
had found Kitty, quite unaware that the young man before him was the
villain who had betrayed the girl. Vandeloup was delighted to think
that Kitty had not mentioned his name, and quite approved of Mr
Wopples' intention to take the girl on tour. Having thus arranged
for Kitty's future, Gaston went along to his broker, and found that
the astute Polglaze had got him his shares.
'Going up,' said Polglaze, as he handed the scrip to Vandeloup and
got a cheque in exchange.
'Oh, indeed!' said Vandeloup, with a smile. 'I suppose my two
friends have begun their little game already,' he thought, as he
slipped the scrip into his breast pocket.
'Information?' asked Polglaze, as Vandeloup was going.
'Oh! you'd like to know where I got it,' said M. Vandeloup, amiably.
'Very sorry I can't tell you; but you see, my dear sir, I am not a
woman, and can keep a secret.
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