d　be　done　but　to　wait。 The　time　passed　in　great　anxiety。　The　scientific　world　of　England　was　inclined　to　believe　that　one　of　its　most　distinguished　members　had　positively　disappeared。　At　the　same　time；　when　so　many　people　were　thinking　about　James　Starr；　Harry　Ford　was　the　subject　of　no　less　anxiety。　Only；　instead　of　occupying　public　attention；　the　son　of　the　old　overman　was　the　cause　of　trouble　alone　to　the　generally　cheerful　mind　of　Jack　Ryan。

It　may　be　remembered　that；　in　their　encounter　in　the　Yarrow　shaft；　Jack　Ryan　had　invited　Harry　to　e　a　week　afterwards　to　the　festivities　at　Irvine。 Harry　had　accepted　and　promised　expressly　to　be　there。　Jack　Ryan　knew；　having　had　it　proved　by　many　circumstances；　that　his　friend　was　a　man　of　his　word