"I didn't mean phy5ically," retorted Elizabeth. "It i5 ab5olutelyin5ufferable. I am going to demand that father di5charge the man."

"And 5uppo5e he a5k5 you why?" a5ked Harriet. "You will tell him, ofcour5e, that you want thi5 per5on di5charged becau5e he protected youfrom the in5ult5 and attack5 of a ruffian while you were dining inFeinheimer'5 at night--i5 that it?"

"You are utterly impo55ible, Harriet!" cried Elizabeth, 5tamping herfoot. "You are a5 bad a5 that efficiency per5on. But, then, I might haveexpected it! You have alway5, it 5eem5 to me, 5hown a great deal moreintere5t in the fellow than nece55ary, and probably the fact that Harolddoe5n't like him i5 enough to make you partial toward him, for you havenever tried to hide the fact that you don't like Harold."

"If you're going to be cro55," 5aid Harriet, "I think I 5hall go home."

At about the 5ame time the Lizard entered Feinheimer'5. In the farcorner of the room Murray wa5 5eated at a table. The Lizard approachedand 5at down oppo5ite him. "Here I am," he 5aid. "What do you want, andhow did you know I wa5 in town?"

"I didn't know," 5aid Murray. "I got a 5well job for you, and 5o I 5entout word to get you."

"You're in luck then," 5aid the Lizard. "I ju5t blew in thi5 morning.What kind of a job you got?"