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COLONEL QUÁRITCH, V.C. A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE.

·RY HL RIDER HAGGARD, ADSTON ON "KING SOLOMON'S MINER," ALLAN QUATERMAIN," "Jena,” "B" &c. &c.

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OHAPTER V.

THE SQUIRE EXPLAINS THE POSITION,

"I don't know what is coming to this country. I rally don't; and that's a fact, said the Bquire to his companion, after they hul walked some paces in sitonce. Here is this form, the Meat Form. I fetched twenty-five shillings an aere when I was a young man, and eight years it nsad ta fotaf thirty-five. Now I have reduced it and reduced it to fifteen, just in order to keep the tenant. And what is the end of it P. Janter

be's the tenant-gave notice last Michaelmas; but that stopil owl, George, said it was all no. thing, and that he would continge at fifteen shillings when the time oam. And now to night la ommes to me with a face as long as a yard-arm, and saya that Jautor won't keep it st

any price, and that he does not knew where he

i la find another tenant, not he. It's quite heartbreaking, that's what it is. Three hundred acros of good, round, food-predscing land, and no tenant far it at fiileen shillings an acrs

What am I to do?"

"Can't you take it in hand and farm it your self?" asked Harold.

THE DALGO ZAUSS, WAONEJJAT AUGUST 1st, 189,

cheary valde alonting about the place for

George."

little did it please him, indeed, that when at last he rosa to find his.wag to bed up the old ask ulair,

Looking out of her bedroom window, she soon case, the only imposing thing in Molehill, he had almoes made up his mind to give up the idea of porceived that functionary himself, a long, less, living at Hoxham at all to sell tho place and powerful-looking, man with a melancholy face enigrate to Vancouver's Inland or New Zealand, and a twinkels in his little gray ayas, nuring and thus place an impassable barrier between about the front stops. Prosoatly her father bimself and that sweet, strong face, which some amergod in a brilliant ut ancient dressing how sostied to bave acquired a touch of stern-gown. hie white looks waving on the breeze. ness since last he had luskel apom ik teg

Ab, wise resolutions of tho quiet night, whi- ther do you go to in the garish light of day? To Hearea, porhaps, with the mist wreaths and the dew droju.

When the Squire gut back to the castle, he found tisdaghter still sitting up in the drawing-room.

"What, not gone to bed, Ida?" he skid. "No, father, I was going, and then I thought that I would wait to hear what all this was about! Jasterand the Mont Farm. It is best to get it over." "Yes, yes, my deargas, but there is not much to tell you. Jaater has thrown up the farm after all, and George says that there is not another tenant to be had for love or money. He tried one man, who said that he would not have it at five shiftings an are, as prices are."

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"Hero, Georgs, where are you, George P.” "Hero Iba, sir.”

Ab, yes; then why don't you my so? Hero have been shouting mayaelf hoarse for you”,

Yes. Squire, replied the imperturbable George. "I have been standing here for the last ten minutes, and I heard you."

"You heard me, then why the diokias didn't yan Busver pu

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Equine, I think that the best thing I can do will bo to come up to the Cristle to luuab, and then I can talk over matters with him. Stay. I will just write bisa uote ly the way, you would' like a glass of wine, wouldn't you, Georgo, Non- sones, man, here it is in the cupboard, a glass of wine is a good friend to have handy sometimes." George, who like most men of his elemy, woald put away his share of liquor and feel thankful for it, drank his glass of wine while Mr. Quostas engaged in writing bisnato, wondering meanwhile what made the lawyer so civil to him. Fordnorga did not like Mr. Quest. Todeed, it would not be tanah to asy that he hated tim. Bet this was a feeling that he never allowed to appear; he was too much afraid of the man for that, and in his queer way too much devated to the old Squire's internals to run the risk of imperiliing them hy Because I didn't think that you wanted me, the exhibition of any aversion to Mr. Quest air. I saw that you hadn't fluished your letters know more of his master's affairs than aary. "Well, then, you ought to. You know very body living, unless it was perhaps, Mr. Quest well that my chest is wonk, and yet I have to go himself, and was aware that the lawyer befo the (destinés spécialement was rays hors d'Europe. halfoomg all over the place after you. Now, look old gentleman in a bondage that could not be composée de HUIT PAGES GLAND FORMAT, TESK here, have you got that fat pony of years bera P broken. Now, Georg was a mini with fanite. mast tone los faits et les véréments de la 80-

"Yea Squire, the pony in here, doch if it be fat He was somewhat sly, Red, perhaps, within aer maine Kevue politiqna generale, chroniques Falkenburg.

talo Baes, at times capable of giving the word artistiques, littéraires et mondaines de toutes les it bean't for Le want of movement.”

Very well, then, take this latter and he honesty a liberal interpretation. But amongst capitales d'Europe. Sport, modes, commerce, als handed him as epistle sealed with a tramendens loved the one had one engines les biens feailletons inedite des principaux au- Fishies soal, tatre this letter to Mr. Quest at Boising-loved the old Equire as a Highland loves his tears contemporains, ste. What is to be done?" answered her father ham, and wait for an answer. And look here, see ohief, and would almost, if not quite, have died irritably "How can I tell you what is to be you are about the place at eleven o'clock, for I er to serve him. Indeed, as it wae, his billet was donof I suppose that I canst take the place in peot Mr. Quest to see me about the Meat Farm. Do easy one for Mr. de is Molle's temper was ume of the best at times, and when things wont. hant, and that is all."

"Yes, sir."

CONDITIONS: Toate domande d'abonnement doit être accom. "I suppose that you have beard nothing more wrong, as they pretty frequently. did, he was ex-

weedingly apt to visit his weath on the head of pagnée d'un mandat sur la posts on antre à vue from Janter, have you",

Kiokiang No, Squire, nothing. He moans to get the the devoted Goorge, saying things to him which sur Brazelles, Paris on Londros. Les shoune

he should not have said. But his retainer took monts commensant la Jar oule 16 de chaque mois. Kwas-los place at his own prion or aback it

And what is his prics 7"

it all in the day's work, and never bore malice, Envoi gratuit de daun numeron spécimena à. "Fivo billings an acro You see, air, it's this buntiscing in his own edging pigheaded sort toute personne qui eo adressers in demanda ray Pasig way. That army gent, Major Boston, as is aront of way to labour carly and late to prop an his borite à l'administration, 9. RUE D'ARGENTP Fish for all the Cellega lands down the valley, be beathaaley's broker fortunes. Indeed, had it not Bruxelles.

Povan poor weak fool, and when all these tenarts come boon for George's contrivings and procrastina- to him and say that they must sithor tave the tiona, Hanbam Castle and its owner would have land at five chillinga an acre or go, he gets soured, parled company long before: he dew, and down goes the ront of some of the best meadow land in the country from thirty-five Abulings to five. Of course it don't signify to him not a halfpenny, the Colloge must pay him his salary all the same, and he don't know no moreHE about farming, vor land, nor northing, that my

That is bad ouongh in all conscíenos,” said, thing at to Brine with her foot.

is to be done?"

1

Yes, but that coste money, does it not P Of operas it does, it costs about four thousand pounds."

Well," said Ida, looking up, and where in all that sea to come from. We have not got four thousand pounds in the world."

Come from? Why I suppose that I most borrow it on the security of the land."

Would it not be better to lot the place go out of cultivation," she scanered, rather than risk all that sum of money ?"

Bow can I take it ic haid I have one farm of a bundred and fifty acres in band as it in. Do you know what it would cost to take over that form," and ho stopped in his walk and struck his stick into the ground. "Ten pounds sacre, very farthing of it-and say a thon and for the corssants-about four thousand pounds it all. Now, where am I to get four thousand pounds to speculate with in that way,

"Go out of enitivation Nonienes, Ida, how for it is a speculation, and one which I am fos old to look after myself, even if Chad the know cau an talk like that? Why, that strong land

would be ruined for a generation to come." ledge. Well, there you are, and rów I'll say

"Perhaps it would, but surely it would be but gul niglet, sir. Its gobling chilly, and I have fit my chest for the last your or two. By the ter that it should be raised than that we should way, I suppose I shall see you tomorrow at this he. Father, dear," she said, appealingly, laying tennis party of Ida's. It's all very well for Tas on hand upon his shoulder, "de be frank with old ora yinder. Well, and what comes of it. to go in for her tennis parties, hot how can I me, and toll me what our position really is. I see Of nurse Ary tenant on the plase hours that think of Boob things with all this worry On my you wearing yourself out about business from these Collage and any going for fire shillings Lands, Well, good night, Colonel Quaritch, day to day, and I know that there is never any an sore, and they priok up their ears and 587 good night," and he turned and walked away money for anything, scarcely enough to keepthe they must have their land at the same figger, Barongh the moonlight.

hous going; and yet you motor tell me what and it's all owing to that Boston varmint, who we really owe and I think I have a right to ought to be kicked through every holl on the know."

place and ilen drowned to dead in a dyke."

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Colonial Press have spoken in ocmmendatory G. H. Wappans July 21 Eaglesom "I'm not saying that they ain't bad, Squire," payable at any of its Agereise less acumen and knowledge of the world than hood treaty and puiting other things aside, I am possessed to make it clear to him that the old rave almost as mach interested in your affairs as you said his retainer, his long fes lighting up; Contributory Dividends are payable to all terms of the T... 4 aleo Directors of Pattie Granite State 20 Wm. Ross

May 20 F.H. Banzen Ger. bk "I"they are bad, eraul bad, bad for everybody. Contributor of Business, whether they ara Gardens from Sir Joseph Hookar, F.R.S. Heinrich are yourself," she said with determination.

downwards, and so hare all planters.

July 6 Christonson of de la Mello was on its last laga. This story cannot bear this sort of thing any longer. I see And I'm not denying that they aro bad for Shareholdere or poi

WOO LIN YUEN, of farms thrown up and money not forthcoming

John Nicholsen JJuly W. Quine pointed its own moral, and a sad ono it was. that abominable man, Mr. Quest, continually the tenante, but if they are bad for the ten-

Nerilen Becretary. Fran Ida's suurust childish switement abont the hovering about bore like a bird of ill omen, and ants they are was for the landlord.

Sich- legend of the baried treasure showed him bow not stand it; and I tell you what it is, fa- comes on his shoulders in the long run

Guata present to her mind must be the necessity of ther, if you don't tell me the whole truth at once men find that they can get land at Ove shil- lugs an sere that's worth twonky, why it isn't money, and he fell to thinking how pleasant it shall cry," and she looked as if she meant it. wald be to be able to play the part of the

Now the gll Squite was so more impervions in human nature to pay twenty, and if they Fairy Prince and stop in with untold wealth to a woman's tears than any other man, and of find that the landlord must go as they Arice between her and the rain which threatened her all dae moods, and they wore many, he most him, of course they'll lay on the whip Why family. How well that grand looking open-mind. gently feared that rarisons which took the form bless you, sir, when a tenant comes und ed old Squirs would become a great station, fitted of tears. Besides, he loved his only daughter says that ho is very sorry but he finds he can't as be was by nature, descent, and tradition, more dearly than anything in the world except pay bie rent, in nine cases out of too, if you could play the solid part of an English gentleman of

one thing, Honham astle, and could not bear just look at that man's bank, you'd and that the bank was paid, the tradesmen were puid, the the good old fashioned kind. It was pitiful to to give her pain.

Very well." ho gaid, of course if you wish doctor's paid, everybody's paid before he thinks think of a man of his stamp, forced by the vile, oxigenoles of a narrow purse to sokerse and fret to know abent these things you have a right to about his rent. Let the landlord suffer, because against the advancing tide of destitution. And bite wished to spare you trouble, that is all; he can't help himself; but Lord bless us, if a Ida, too-Ida, who was equipped with every at-hut as you are so very imperiow, the best thing hundred pounds was overdue to the bank it tribute that can make wealth and power what that I can do is to let you have your own way would bare the innards out of him in no time, they should be frame to show off her worth Still, as it is rather lato, if you have no objection and he knows it. Now as for thot varmist, and sinta. Weil, it was the way of the world, and think that I had better put it off till to-morrow." Janter, to tell me that he can't pay fifteen shil- he could net mend it; but it was with a bitter

"No, no, father. By to-morrow you will have lings an sore for the Most Farm, ia nonsense. I sense of the unfitness of things that he, with changed your mind. Let us have it now. I only wish I had the ospital to takeitat the price." me little difficulty for he was not yet fally want to know how much we really owe, and what Well. George," said the Squire, "I think that if it can be managed I shall borrow the accustomed to its twiste and turns-found his we have got to live on." way past the swelling heap of Dead Man's Monate, and after various indications of impatience

The old gentleman bummed and hatred a lit-money and take the farm on hand. I am not

He entered the house, and having told ira. at last bagan Jobson that she could go to bed, sat down tu "Wall, as you know, our family has for some smoke and think. Harold Quaritch was, like gebrations depended upon the land. Tour fear many colitary men, a great smoker, and never mother brought a small fortune with her, Dve did be fast the need of the cansolation of tobacco or six thousand pounds, but that was with thy more than he did this night. A few months notion of her traitoos, cxpended upon improve ago, when he led retired from the army, he wants to the farma and in paying off small mort- found himself in a great dilemma. There he age Well, for many years the land brought was, a bale, nelive man of three and forty, of busy in about two thousand a year, but somehow we

•habits and negular mind, suddenly thrown upon always found it dificult to keep within that in the world without ocompation. What was he to come. For ludae. I found it messsary to re do with himself! While he was asking himself pair the gateway, and you have no idos of the this question and waiting blankly for an answer expouse in which those repairs landed me. Then which did not come, his saat, old Mrs. Masay, your poor brother James-cost a lot of money. departed this life, leaving him beir to what she and always would love the shooting kept my l possessed, it might be three hundred year in such an extravagant way. Then he went into get it," said Ida to bomolf as she sat, an invisible all This, added to his pousson and the little that the army, and boaren only knows what he cost auditor, deing har hair by the open window. he owned independently, put him beyond theme there. Your poor brother was very extra-George or do more with him in five minutes necessity of seeking further employment. Sogut, my dear, and well, perhaps I was foolish; than I can in a week, and I know that he hates he had made up his mind to come to reside as I never could say bin no." And that was not Janter. I believe Jaater threw up the farm be SORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY Molehill, and live the quiet, somewhat aimless all of it, for when the poor boy died he left fif- cause of bis quarrelling with George Well, I life, of a small country gentleman. His reading, tees handred pounds of debt bebind him, and I suppose that wo must take our chanos." for he was a great reader, especially of solestifs had to find the money, if it was only for the Meanwhile George had mounted his cars and Undersigned having been appointed Agents, in cennetion with MESSES. works, would, he thought, keep him employed, honour of the family. Of course you know that departed upon the road to Boisinghem, urging TURNER & Co., for the above Company, ara seeing that in addition to reading he was we ant the entail when he came of are. Well, his fat pour slong as though he meant to be prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE thorangh sportsman, and an ardoat, though oy and then these dreadful times have come upon there in twenty minutes. But so soon as he was at Current Rates, ing to the smallease of bis means necesarily not

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"Ab, sir, that's the best way. Bad as timas are, it will go tard if I can't make the interest and the rext out of it 100. Besides, Squire, if you give way about this farm, all the others will come down on you. En-not-saving a ward again your tenants, bat where there's money to be made you can't trust no rear."

Well, well," said the Squire, perhaps you are right and perhaps you sint Bight or wrong, you always talk like Salomon in all his glory. Any way, be off with that nate and let me have the answer as soon as you got back. Mind yon don't go loafing and jawing about.down in Boksinghum, because I want my uwer."

“So he mays to borrow the money if he can

the top of it all, and, upon my word, at the pre-well out of reach of the Squire's shouts and

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and he pausid and dramned his finger uneasily up a bye laus und jegged slang for a mile or more to a farm where be had a'long nonfabula. what it is that we owe."

"Yes, Esther, but you have not told me yet tion with a man about thatching some ricks, Thence he quidly made his way to his own little place, where he proceeded to comfortably get his The Undersigned, having been appointed breakfast, remarking to his wife that he was of Agents for the above Company, are prepared to opinion that there was no harry about the Squire, ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carrent lettər na." faryers” wasn't in the habit of com- Ratea,

At fist, after he had come to his decision, aapon a book. feeling of infuite rest and satisfaction had takou possession of him. The struggle of life was over for Lima. No longer would he be obliged to think, Well, it is diffealt to saswer that all in a and contrive, and toil; henceforth his days would mianto, perhaps twenty-five thousand en mort alope goully down towards the inevitable end, gags, and a few Bouting debts.**

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"MORNING STAR"

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LedTas Leaver Hongkong Hongkong

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6.45

3,00

7.00..

2.15.

7.20

280

7.13

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S.DO

8.30

8.16

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8.45

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8,15

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15.00 Noon 7.00

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119 P.M.

100,

Trouble lay in the past, now rest and rest alous

Te need to be worth between fifty and sixtying to effice st sight fa the morning. awaited him, rest that would gradually grow

Breakfast over, the philosophic George gut desper and Hooper as the, swift yours rolled by, thousand pounds. It is impossible to say what. ill it was swallowed up in that almighty Pasco, it would feel now. Band is practically a drug into bia cart, the fat pony having beca tied up to which, being a staple and religions mau, he in the market. But things will come round, outside, and lexurely drove into the ploturesque old town which lay at the head of the valley. had looked forward from childhood as the end my dear. It is only a question of holding on."

Then if you borrow a freeh sam in arier to All along the main street be met many acquaint- and object of bis life.

The Undersigned are now prepared to Foolish man and vain imagining! Hore, while take up this farm, you will ewe about thirty ances, and with each be found it nicemary to GEANT POLICIES of INSURANCEagainst we draw breath, there is no rest. We must go on thousand ponade, and if you have to pay five per stop and have a talk, indeed with two be tad a FIRE at Current Rates. continually, on from strength to strength, or cent., as I suppres you lo, you will have to pay modest half-pist. At length, however, his labour

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. weakness to weakness; a must always halteen hundred a year in interest. Now, father, o'or, he arrived at Mr. Quest's offles, that, as all

Agents for the Phonix Fire Offles. rcabled about this er that, and must over you said that in the good times the land brought the Boisingham world knows, is just opposite the Hongkong 17th August, 1887..

[15 hare this to desire and that to regrut. Itin two thousand a year, ez of course, it can't church, of which Mr. Quest in one of the church.

NOTICE. is an inevitable law within, who attraction all bring in so much now, Therefore, by the time wardens and which was but two years ago umst fall; yes, even the parest couls, cadled in that you have paid the interest, there will be no beautifully restored, mainly owing to his efforts UEEN FIRE INSURANCE their hope of Heaven; and the most swinish, thing, or less then nothing. left for us to live on." and generous contributions. Driving up to the

COMPANY. wallowing in the mud of their gratitled desires. Her father winced at this ernel and pouring amall and quint looking doorway, of a very un- The Undersigned, Agents for the aboje Com

And en var here bad already begun to Quù ont.ing logia

pretentions building. George descended and pazy, are propared to ACCEPT *No, no,” he said, “it is act so bad as that. knocked, whersen & clerk, opened the door, and against FIRE at Current Rates. Here, before he had been forty-eight. hours in Yor jump to conclusionis,but really, if you do in answer to his inquitles informed him that he Honban, a fresh panse of troubling had arisen. He had soon Ida de la Molle again, and after a not wind. I am yory tired, and should like to go balfaved Mr. Queat had just comp over to the interval of between five and mix years had found to bed.”

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her face yet were charming than be had bafora. "Father, what is the good of trying to sirk In another minuts he was shown into an inner In short he had fallen in love with it, and belag & the thing just because it is disagreable," she room of the ordinary opantry aftoe stamp, and seosible man he did not conceal this fact from asked, earnestly "Do you suppose that it is there at the table sat Mr. Quest himself. himsalf. Indoed the truth was that he bad been more pleasant to me to talk about if than it is Mr. Quest was a man of about forty years of in love with her for all these years, though he had for you. I know that you are not to blame about age, rather under than over, with a pals aarstia. never looked at the matter in that light. At the it I know that pour dear James was very cast of face, and a quiet and pleasant, though least the pyre had been gathered and laid, and thoughtless and extravagant, and that the times somewhat reserved, monnor. His fonteres worot bub require the touch of the math to burn up are crushing. But to go on like this is only to in no way remarkable, with the exception of his merrily enough: And now this was supplied, and go to rain. It would be better for us to go to eyes, which seemed to have been set in his head at the first ghave of Ida's eyes, the magis flame üres a cottage on a couple of hundred a year owing to some purious error of nature. For Folicies at current rates, payable either here, began to bise and stackle, and he know that that to try to keep our heads above water here, whereas his general tone was dark, his hair it in Londen, or at the principal Forte of India, nothing short of a convulsion or a deluge would which we cannot do. Booner or later these particular being jet black, these oves were grey. Chim, and australis.

people, Quest, or whoever they are, will want and jarred astmordinarily upon their companion FIEE DEPARTMENT. put it out.

on of the stamp of Harold Quariton generally their money hack, and then, if they cannot have features. For the rest, he was a man of some Policies dead in out one art pudrat H' TA. D pass through three stages with reference to the it, they will soll the place over our heads. I pressues and with the webuera of a gentleman.rrent fas

"Well, George,” be said, "what is it that other rex. They begin in their youth by believe that man most wants to get it bisself

LIFE DEPARTMENT, one of thou, and that is what I believe-and set up as a country brings you to Hoisingham? A lattor from the Polision jammed for sams not exceeding £5,000, LARGE STOCKS OF ETLEY DESCRIPTION OF W. D. de Vrien July 26 Buil goddess of making a finding out their mistake. Then for many years gentleman. Father, I know it is a dreadful Squire. Thank yon. Take a seat, will yon, while at redom ratas, they look upon woman as the essence and Leon thing to say, but wa ought to leave Honham." look through it Umph, wants me to odme aið

nation of evil and a thing no more to be trusted "Leave Honban," said the old gentisman, see kim ul eleven o'clock. Iam very sorry, but I than a jaguar. Ultimately, however, this fally jumping up in his agitation, “what nonsense you can't manage that anyway. Ab, I see, about the wears itself out, probably in proportion as the old talk. Ida, How I leave Honbeur? It would Most Farm, Janter bold me that he was going affection fades and dies away, and is replaced by kill me at my age. How can I do it. And be to throw it up, and. I advised him to do nothing contempt and regret that so much should have eides, who is to look after the fame and all the of the sort, but he is a dissatisfied part of a fellow,

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hton wasted on that which was yo little worth business! No, no, we must bagg on and trust to Fantet is, aul Major Boston haampaat the whole Then it is Ust the danger comes, for then a man Providence. Things may come round, something country side by his very i-advised notion at puts forth his second venture, pats it forth with any happen, one can never tell in this world"the College lands." fear and trembling, and with no great hope of "If we do not leave Honham, thou Houlim will "Janter is warmini and Major Hostoa, beg-elaas risks at current rates, assing a golden Argosy sailing into port. And it leave no,”answered his daughter, with soavistion, ging his pardon for the language, in un ara, ur. it sinks or is driven back by adverse winds and "I do not believe in chance. Chanons always go Anyway there it is, Janter has thrown up, and frowning akies, then there fast and of bis lagid the wrong way against those who are looking for where I am to find a tenant between now and mate dealings with each frail merchandise. "them. › We shall be abaclutely rained, that is all." Michaelmas I don't know; in fact, with the "Well, perlage you was right, perhaps you are College lands going at ɓa, an acre there aint no And now he, Harold Quaritch, was about to put forth this second venture, not of his own desire right, my dear," said the old gentleman, woarily. shance. or free will, indeed, but because his resson and I only hope that my time may come first. I judgment were avormastered. In short, to put it have lived here all my life, and I know that I briefly, he had fallen in love with Ids de la Molls could not live anywhere else. But God's will be when he first saw her five years ago, and was now done. And now, my dear, go to bed."

Then what does the Squire propose to do- take the land in hand?”

"Ter, sir, that's it; and that's what he wants to see you about."

Moro aloney, I suppose," said Mr. Quest. "Well, yes, You so there will be the

in the process of discovering the foot. There he She leant down and kissed him, and a sha eatingble chair in the old "half-furnished room, did so saw that bis syes were filled with tears. which he proposed to turn into his dining-room. Not trusting herself to speak, for she felt for him covenants to meet, and then the farm is three. and gasoned in spirit over this portentous dis too deeply to do so, she turned away and went bandred acres, and to stock it proper mesua sino severy. What had become of his fair prospect of leaving the old misa sitting there with his grey pounds an acre quita, on this bare heavy land." quiet years sloping gently downwards, and warm head bowed upon his brasst.

with the swoot drowey light of afternoon How was it that he had not known those things that

belonged to ble peace? And probably it would end

in nothing was it likely that such a splendid

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