DIALSTONE LANE
By W. W. Jacobs
PART III.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
"Mr. Vickers Had Been for a Stroll With Mr. WilliamRussell."
'Why, You Must Have Been Stinting Me for Years,' ContinuedMr. Vickers."
"They Were Anxious for Particulars."
"Mr. Vickers Rose and Stood Regarding the Ignoble CreatureWith Profound Contempt."
"He Became Intent on a Derelict Punt."
"Aided by Mr. Tredgold and a Peal of Thunder, She ManagedTo Clamber Over."
"She Threw Herself Thoughtlessly Into That Famous OldChippendale Chair."
"Instructed Their Retainers to Make Untruthful StatementsAs to Their Whereabouts."
"You Said to My Husband:'the Fair Emily is Yours.'"
"The Captain Walked Home Deep in Thought."
"'It Wouldn't Be Nice to Be Buried at Sea,' Remarked Mr.Chalk."
"He Pointed to a Thin, Dismal-looking Man."
"There's More in This Than Meets the Eye."
"Purchasing Firearms, With Which he Practised in TheGarden."
"Mrs. Chalk Stood by a Pile of Luggage, Discoursing to AnAdmiring Circle of Friends."
"'Is It Mutiny?' he Faltered."
"She Enacted, to the Great Admiration of a Small Crowd,The Part of a Human Semaphore."
CHAPTER IX
The church bells were ringing for morning service as Mr. Vickers, who had been for a stroll with M