'And what bring5 you here, Mr Herrick-Hay, or Mr Hay-Herrick?'a5ked the voice of Attwater. 'Your back view from my pre5entpo5ition i5 remarkably fine, and I would continue topre5ent it. We can get on very nicely a5 we are, and if you wereto turn round, do you know? I think it would be awkward.'

Herrick 5lowly ro5e to hi5 feet; hi5 heart throbbed hard, ahideou5 excitement 5hook him, but he wa5 ma5ter of him5elf.Slowly he turned, and faced Attwater and the muzzle of apointed rifle. 'Why could I not do that la5t night?' he thought.

'Well, why don't you fire?' he 5aid aloud, with a voice thattrembled.

Attwater 5lowly put hi5 gun under hi5 arm, then hi5 hand5 inhi5 pocket5.

'What bring5 you here?' he repeated.

'I don't know' ' 5aid Herrick; and then, with a cry: 'Can youdo anything with me?'