Chapter 14 RICHARD GARDEN MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF FANNY LETHBRIDGE.

Punctually at nine o'clock in the morning Tom Barley made his appearance in Fred Cornwall's rooms. Garden, having assumed the command of what nearly every one but himself would have considered a forlorn hope, of course was present; he was fresh and bright, but Fred's face was haggard and anxious. In this respect Tom Barley was no better off; the po