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"That is not usually considered robbery, Captain Lee," said Mrs Tipps with a smile. "But that ought to be considered robbery," replied the captain, with a frown. "Betting is a mean, shabby, contemptible way of obtaining money for nothing on false pretences. The man who bets says in his heart, `I want my friend's money without the trouble of working for it, therefore I'll offer to bet with him.
"Perhaps," said Tipps, timidly, "it is because you have not yet become a Christian." "My dear fellow!" exclaimed Edwin, "is not leading a Christian life becoming a Christian?" "Don't you think," said Tipps, in an apologetic tone, "that leading a Christian life is rather the result of having become a Christian?
The former waved a piece of cotton-waste to her when she arrived; she caught sight of him and gave him a cheerful nod in reply; and an unexpressed blessing on his weather-beaten face arose in her heart as Garvie pushed through the crowd and conducted her and Gertie to a carriage. Timid little Mrs Tipps was also there.
Here she was saved the necessity of further explanation by the entrance of Joseph Tipps, who, after kissing his mother and sister heartily, threw his hat and gloves into a corner, and, rubbing his hands together as he sat down, inquired if Edwin Gurwood had been there. "No, we have neither seen nor heard of him," said Netta.
While in this condition she partially unbosomed herself to Captain Lee, and, contrary to strict orders, revealed all she knew about the embarrassments of Mrs Tipps, carefully concealing, however, the nature of the contents of her lost parcel, and the real object of her journey to London. One more paragraph in regard to this eventful trip of the "Flying Dutchman" ere we have done with the subject.
"`I often heard him tell the story, and boast of it, continued the sick woman, quietly, `and I resolved to obtain possession of the box, and have it returned, if possible, to the rightful owner. So I carried out my purpose no matter how and led him to suppose that the treasure had been stolen; but I have often fancied he did not believe me. This Captain Tipps was a friend of yours, sir.
Netta sat beside her looking somewhat pale, for she had not quite recovered from the effects of her recent illness. "My darling," said Mrs Tipps, "how can you charge me with having made an error somewhere? Have I not got it all down here on black and white, as your dear father used to say?
"But railways have suffered," said Tipps, laughing, "for mother is so strongly set against them now that she would not enter one for a thousand pounds." "They have suffered in worse ways than that," said Gurwood, "if all that I hear be true, for that accident has produced a number of serious compensation cases."
In due time that holiday came to a close, and the excursionists returned to the station where their train awaited them. Among the rest came Mrs Tipps and Mrs Marrot, but they did not arrive together, and therefore, much to their annoyance, failed to get into the same carriage.
She took her into her own little sitting-room to hear the story, and then up-stairs, to see the woman of whom the story had to be told. "It was Mr. Tipps, the milkman, came to me yesterday with it all," said Luclarion. "He's a good soul, Tipps; as clever as ever was.
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