Chapter 12 WHERE IS THE MISSING MONEY

"Hullo, Hartland! tired of waiting?"

"Rather, sir. I thought I would come outside for a breath of fresh air."

"Ah! Everything all right?"

"Yes, sir."

"Any one been here?"

"Only Johnson."

Johnson was the boy who did the evening round.

"Just so.-Come inside, Farrant, will you?-Turn up the gas, Hartland. I want you to stay a few m