“I shall not be here to-morrow,” I told him. “Going to follow your advice.” “Found anything to do?” he asked. “Not yet,” I answered. “Suppose you can't get anything?” “If the worst comes to the worst,” I replied, “I can hang myself.” “Well, you know the girl. Maybe you are right,” he agreed. “Hope it won't throw much extra work on you,” I said. “Well, I shan't be catching it if it does,” was his answer. “That's all right.” He walked with me to the “Angel,” and there we parted. “If you do get on to the stage,” he said, “and it's anything worth seeing, and you send me an order, and I can find the time, maybe I'll come and see you.” I thanked him for his promised support and jumped upon the tram. The O'Kelly's address was in Belsize Square. I was about to ring and knock, as requested by a highly-polished brass plate, when I became aware of pieces of small coal falling about me on the doorstep. Looking up, I perceived the O'Kelly leaning out of an attic window. From signs I gathered I was to retire from the doorstep and wait. In a few minutes the door opened and his hand beckoned me to enter. “Walk quietly,” he whispered; and on tip-toe we climbed up to the attic from where had fallen the coal. “I've been waiting for ye,” explained the O'Kelly, speaking low. “Me wife--a good woman, Paul; sure, a better woman never lived; ye'll like her when ye know her, later on--she might not care about ye're calling. She'd want to know where I met ye, and--ye understand? Besides,” added the O'Kelly, “we can smoke up here;” and seating himself where he could keep an eye upon the door, near to a small cupboard out of which he produced a pipe still alight, the O'Kelly prepared himself to listen. I told him briefly the reason of my visit. “It was my fault, Paul,” he was good enough to say; “my fault entirely. Between ourselves, it was a damned silly idea, that party, the whole thing altogether. Don't ye think so?” I replied that I was naturally prejudiced against it myself. “Most unfortunate for me,” continued the O'Kelly; “I know that. Me cabman took me to Hammersmith instead of Hampstead; said I told him Hammersmith. Didn't get home here till three o'clock in the morning. Most unfortunate--under the circumstances.” I could quite imagine it. “But I'm glad ye've come,” said the O'Kelly. “I had a notion ye did something foolish that evening, but I couldn't remember precisely what. It's been worrying me.” “It's been worrying me also, I can assure you,” I told him; and I gave him an account of my Wednesday evening's experience. “I'll go round to-morrow morning,” he said, “and see one or two people. It's not a bad idea, that of Jarman's. I think I may be able to arrange something for ye.”