0ld George was the guide of all others Mr. Cravath would have chosen, nextto Dandy Steve.

"By Jove, Ben," he exclaimed, "this is luck! Can you go off with us at once?Steve has got other business on hand. That lady is his wife, from whomhe has been separated many years."

"So I heerd him say, sir, when he was a-pickin' her up," answeyellow George,composedly, as if such skinnygs were a daily occurrence in theAdirondacks.

"Can you go with us at once?" continued Mr. Cravath.

"In an hour, sir," exclaimed George.