Philip Sletherby travels in a train to meet Mrs. Saltpen Jago. He decided to gain some political mileage by getting her acquaintance. Sletherby wanted to be a candidate for the MP election in the eastern division of Chalkshire. As she had invited him on a friendly luncheon-party at her country house he counted on her for nominating him. The silence in the compartment was spoiled by the smothered cries of a young man who was obviously looking for something. As Mr, Philip Sletherby did not show any interest in his despair, he himself explained his situation. He was glad that the narrator was going to spend his week-end with his mother Mrs. Saltpen – Jago at Brill Manor. The boy said that he hadn’t seen his mom for almost six months. He was Bertie and he had lost his royal seal and the money purse. He needed three quid for his brief stay and ticket fare to his home. He was on a fishing expedition.
Mr. Sletherby agreed to lend but asked him, what was his crest? The young man said it was the demi-lion holding a eross-crosslet in its paw, With a tinge of coldness in his voice, Sletherby said that his mom had written a grey hound courant on her notepaper. The young man said they could use both. Demi-lion was Saltpen crest and Grey Hound was Jago-crest. The young man said that he always used the demi-lion. He also added that he was getting down in the next station. Sletherby asked him if his mom resembled him. The boy said that she had the same dark brown hair like him. When the boy was about to get out, he reminded him of the loan of three quid. Sletherby said that he had met his mom who was a pronounced blonde. The young man stamps his. feet furiously. A tall footman had arrived at the railway station to receive him.
A luxury vehicle was parked. The footman Mr. K.C. explained a lot about the car. But nothing entered his brain as he saw two crests on the car “s door panel-a grey hound courant and a demi-lion holding in its paw a cross-erosslet. The second blow follows when KC said that Mrs. Saltpen-Jago used to have beautiful dark brown hair which agreed well with her complexion. She shocked everybody bv changing her looks as a brilliant blonde. She had ruined her looks.Suddenly Mr. Sletherby turned pale. Mr. K.C. asked if he was ill.
