"Nor I," he smiled. The voice of Arsdale came to them, "Oh, Elaine! Oh, Donaldson!" She led the way into the house with a lighter step and Arsdale met them with a beaming face which covered a broad grin. "I suppose you two can do without food," he exclaimed, "but I can't. Breakfast has been waiting ten minutes." "It's my fault," apologized Donaldson. "You can't see stars in the morning, can you?" chuckled Arsdale. "Maybe," answered Donaldson. Elaine checked the boy's further comments with a frightened pressure as she took his arm and passed into the white and green breakfast room. There stood the table by the big warm window again, and as she took her place it seemed as though they were stepping into the same picture framed by the hedge. She caught Donaldson's eye with a little smile and saw that he understood. Arsdale broke in with renewed enthusiasm for his philanthropic project and outlined his ambitions to Elaine. "You see," he concluded, "some day, little sister, you may see the law sign 'Donaldson & Arsdale, Counsellors at Law.' Not a bad sounding firm name, eh?" "I think it is great--just great, Ben!" she exclaimed enthusiastically. "It's almost worth being a man to make your life count for something like that." "I want you to make out a list of books for me to get and I 'll go down-town this afternoon. I suppose you 've a pretty good law library yourself?" "I had the beginning of one. I sold it." "What did you do that for?" "My practice was n't big enough to support it. But you--you 'll not be bothered with lack of clients." With school-boy eagerness Arsdale was anxious to plunge into the scheme at once. "And say," he ran on, "I 'm going to look up some offices. I 'll stake the firm to some good imposing rooms in one of the big law buildings. Nothing like looking prosperous at the start. Guess I 'll drop down-town right after breakfast and see what can be had." Donaldson didn't have the heart to check him. Later on he would write him a letter sustaining him in his project and recommending him to a classmate of his, to whom this partnership would be a godsend, as, a week ago, it would have been to himself. That was the best he could think of at the moment and so he let him rattle on. As soon as they had finished breakfast Arsdale was off. "I 'll leave you two to hunt out new stars as long as that occupation does n't seem to bore you. I 'll be back for dinner." Miss Arsdale looked a bit worried and questioned Donaldson with her eyes. "He 'll be all right," the latter assured her. "Good Lord, a man with an idea like that is safe anywhere. It's the best thing in the world for him." A little later Donaldson went up-stairs to his room. He took out his wallet and counted his money. He had over four hundred dollars. At noon forty-eight hours would be remaining to him. He still had the ample means of a millionaire for his few needs.