It was one o'clock when Graydon reached his rooms. There he found
a note from Elias Droom.

"I have an especial reason," he wrote, "for asking you and Miss
Cable to dine with me on Monday night. We will go to Sherry's. Let
me know as soon as you have seen her."






CHAPTER XXXII

ELIAS DROOM'S DINNER PARTY





He was mystified and not a little upset by this almost peremptory
summons from the old man. He hurried over to Droom's quarters the
next morning, after ascertaining that the steamer would not reach
the dock until two or three o'clock. Droom was at work on one of
his amazing models.

"Hello," he said ungraciously. "I thought I invited you for to-night."

"I want to know something about it, Elias," said Graydon, sitting