CHAPTER XXV--_Name o' Phoebe_
An Elephant 'bus stopped at the corner of New Bridge Street to pick upa passenger, and then struggled on again towards Blackfriars Bridge.
"By the way, Cattermole," said a man in a top hat to his friend in abowler, "what was the result of that little skirmish in the country youtold me about some time ago?"
The Walworth chemist laughed and buttoned up his coat.
"That all ended in smoke," he said. "I got a wire telling me not tobother about going down again, as my friend had given them the slip andgot away."
"But they got some money out of him, I suppose? It was a money job,wasn't it?"
"Yes, but they didn't get any money, as it happened. It turned out thatmy friend's wife wasn't the heiress to the property; it really belongedto her cousin."
"He had to hand it over, then?"
"Yes, the wife's cousin took the property, and I'm told she has enoughbusiness ability to run three firms as big as that."
"Hard luck for your friend!"
"Oh I not such hard luck. He's a sort of manager there. He draws adecent salary, and they have a freehold house in Brixton. They're notbadly off. The three men got their old positions back, so everything'spretty comfortable."
"Blackfriars!" yelled the 'bus conductor, "Elephant, Kennington, andBrixton. Now for Brix--ton!"
A man jumped on and clambered up to the top.
"What--George!"
Cattermole and George Early shook hands, and George was introduced tothe man in the top hat.
"Business good?" asked Cattermole.
"Splendid!" said George. He whispered in his friend's ear.
Cattermole held out his hand again. "I congratulate you, old man!" hesaid. "What are you going to call her?"
Instead of replying directly George poured some further confidence intohis friend's ear, and accompanied the recital by sundry taps on hisfriend's coat-sleeve.
"No!" said Cattermole at the finish. "Worth as much as fifteenthousand! She's your aunt, isn't she?"
"My wife's," said George, in a whisper.
"I thought she professed to be poor?"
"So she does"--with a wink.
"You're a devil for finding out things," said Cattermole, with someadmiration. "So I suppose you're going to call the girl----"
"Phoebe," said George. Cattermole laughed, and his friend, who hadcaught some scraps of the conversation, laughed also. George joinedthem.
"I suppose it'll work all right?" said Cattermole.
"Coming to stay a month," said George; "you can leave the rest to me."
"Well, I hope you're backing a winner," said Cattermole.
"It's a cert," said George. "Baby holds the reins."
"Elephant!" yelled the 'bus conductor.
"We get off here," said Cattermole. He and his friend shook hands andwent down the steps. George changed his seat for one next to thedriver, and the 'bus rattled on to Brixton.
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Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retainedas printed.
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