you will be good enough to send me a receipt in due form, and I am,
"Your obedient servant,
Then came the blank for signature. Professor Higginson with a very ugly face, uglier for his hours of torture, turned on the young men.
"I am to sign that, am I?"
"If you please, Mr. Brassington," said Jimmy unperturbed.
"Well, then, I 'll thank you to leave the room, you young fool, and your friend with you."
Melba and Jimmy looked at each other doubtfully.
"I cannot, will not do it," barked the wretched scientist, "if you stay here!"
"After all, Mr. Brassington, we had all this out last night"
"Yes, and I wouldn't do it until you were gone, would I?" said Professor Higginson, scoring a point.
"After all, he can't do anything through that window, Melba, can he? Let 's come out and wait. But I warn you, sir," he added," turning to the fallen man, "we shall
