I
might even be of some assistance."
They both of them looked at me steadfastly. Then Eve at last glanced away,
with a little shrug of the shoulders, and Mr. Joseph H. Parker gripped my
hand.
"Say, you're all right!" he pronounced. "You just ring up 3771A Gerrard
to-morrow morning between ten and eleven."
CHAPTER III--CULLEN GIVES ADVICE
At ten o'clock the following morning my telephone bell rang and a visitor
was announced. I did not catch the name given me, and it was only when I
opened the door to him in response to his ring that I recognized Mr.
Cullen. In morning clothes, which consisted in his case of a blue serge
suit that needed brushing and a bowler hat of extinct shape, he seemed to
me, if possible, a little more objectionable than I had found him the
previous night. He presented himself, however, in a wholly non-aggressive
spirit.
"Mr. Walmsley," he said, as he took the chair to which I motioned him, "I
have called to see you very largely in your own interests."
I murmured something to the effect that I was extremely obliged.
"I have made inquiries concerning you," he went on, "and I find that you
not only have a blameless record but that you are possessed of
considerable means, and that you belong to a highly esteemed county
family.
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