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 Gordon's and Mrs. Ames's correspondence, keeping the latter's accounts, both personal and household, and scheduling her engagements. There were two invitations in his mail, and Gordon wanted to decline them both, but ended by marking them for acceptance and noting them in his book; at one or both of the houses he was fairly certain to meet Leona Morrill.

"Hurd," he said, as he gathered the letters together, "if you wanted to find some one in New York how would you go about it? I mean, of course, if you didn't know where they lived."

"Well, sir, there's the directory."

"Um, yes; but supposing you didn't know the—the gentleman's last name?"

Hurd considered, thoughtfully regarding the vase of golden daffodils in his hand.

"Well, sir, that would complicate matters."

"Yes. Consider them complicated, Hurd. Then what would you do?"

"I think, sir, I'd advertise in the Herald."

"Um."

"Has the gentleman a place of business, sir?"

"Er—yes, I think so, but I don't know where