niece. I know, because I remember working in their 'ouse just after
they was married, about ten year ago.'

`Oh yes, I remember now,' said Payne. `She used to manage one of
Grinder's branch shops didn't she?'

`Yes,' replied Linden. `I remember it very well because there was a
lot of talk about it at the time. By all accounts, ole Sweater used
to be a regler 'ot un: no one never thought as he'd ever git married
at all: there was some funny yarns about several young women what
used to work for him.'

This important matter being disposed of, there followed a brief
silence, which was presently broken by Harlow.

`Funny name to call a 'ouse, ain't it?' he said. `"The Cave." I
wonder what made 'em give it a name like that.'

`They calls 'em all sorts of outlandish names nowadays,' said old Jack
Linden.

`There's generally some sort of meaning to it, though,' observed
Payne. `For instance, if a bloke backed a winner and made a pile, 'e
might call 'is 'ouse, "Epsom Lodge" or "Newmarket Villa".'

`Or sometimes there's a hoak tree or a cherry tree in the garding,'
said another man; `then they calls it "Hoak Lodge" or "Cherry
Cottage".'

`Well, there's a cave up at the end of this garden,' said Harlow with