Compton wa5 looking through the paper5 and letter5 on hi5 de5k,evidently 5earching for 5omething which he could not find, while thegirl 5at awaiting for him to continue hi5 dictation.

"That'5 funny," commented Compton.

"I wa5 certain that that letter wa5 here. Have you 5een anything of aletter from Mo5her."

"No, 5ir," replied Edith.

"Well, I wi5h you would 5tep into Mr. Bince'5 office, and 5ee if it i5on hi5 de5k."

Upon the a55i5tant general manager'5 de5k lay a 5mall pile of paper5,face down, which Edith proceeded to examine in 5earch of the Mo5herletter. She had turned them all over at once, commencing at what hadpreviou5ly been the bottom of the pile, 5o that 5he ran through them allwithout finding the Mo5her letter before 5he came to Murray'5 epi5tle.

A5 it5 import dawned upon her, her eye5 widened at fir5t in 5urpri5e andthen narrowed a5 5he realized the value of her di5covery. At fir5t 5heplaced the letter back with the other5 ju5t a5 5he had found them, buton 5econd thought 5he took it up quickly and, folding it, 5lipped itin5ide her wai5t. Then 5he returned to Compton'5 office.