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It is a fact, though you may searely believe it, that there were certain people in the world, and even in England, who had not heard of Bertie Wentworth. This is the more remark: able for the reason that his mother had openly stated her belief that mankind had never son

of the park, and the home of his fathers lay be- hind him. When he reached the high road, ho stopped the conchman and left the carriaga

Take my log on to the station, Williams," ha said, "I will walk, Thero is plenty of

time.

The man tonched his hat and obeyed.

After he had gone, Bertin strolled on through the village until he reached the Doctor's house. There he had always been a favourite, partion. larly with the daughter of the house, pretty Miss Mildred. He rang the belt and asked to Mrs. Merson. When the good hudy-mado. or appearance in the drawing-room ho full her what had happened, and of his intention to leave Bugland for Australia forthwith. Then he aked permission to say good-bye to Mildred,

It

a readily granted, and presently the girl untered the room. She was dainty creature. with the softest hair and loveliest blue eyes in

the equal of her san. Perhaps had sha Uingght otherwise his earlier career might have been the world. What was more she had been different, but, as the Vicar's wife was went to in love with Brtio ever since her childhood. declare, she was a poor, sweet creature, who ate more the miserable youth told his tuis bare her trials like a Christian, and if only But this time he poured it into sympathetic cars. ehe could have men it, her son Rortie was not and with additions that it would be scarcely the loast of them. The lad was a perp tusk somly on my part to enter here. She liard thorn in his father's side. That gentleman him out, and then gave him her hand. was a Yorkshireman of the old school, who |.. "I will wait for you to the end of my life," loved work for its own sake, as well as forsho na wored. "Romenber, Bertie, whatever the money it brought him. He was the world may say, I believe in you. woollen manufacturer of unblemished in- With this beaddiction ringing in his ears he tegrity, and as unbending a red of iron; ft the house and walked ou the railway A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

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Ho re ched London the same night, and on each form, and brought with him an unratis- the following morning cashed the letter at the factory repart, his father would peruse the fica of his father's agents. A wack later he doenment with as much solemnity as if it badat sail for Australia. He landed in Brisbane boon a death warrant. The boy well then in due course, and then looked about him to called to the library, to discuss the utter with discover what he should do to take the fortune him, while Mrs. Wentworth at in hor sitting- on which he intended to marry Mildred. room. listening to the deep bass voice on the four hundred pounds of his capital still ather side of the wall, and weeping and praying remained to him, but how to employ it to in turns. She foared her husband as she feared the boat advantage was a riddle he found her own father; she had not two ideas to bless me little diffenty in solving.

It was herself with, and, for the good of bor soul, she too small an ament to enable him to purchase had before, her, night and day, the comforting even the remotest interest in a station, uni too conviction that it was from her own side of the large to leave lying idle in this bank. Eve family that her unfortunato offspring inherited tally ho purchased a partnership in an up

his apparent incapability.

country store, and, not having made suficient In course of time, and at his mother's earnest mnquiries beforehand, aweke one morning to entreaty, Bertie aspired to the Eastern Uni- find himself bankrupt, and his partner gone. NEE CHEUNG,

Ies House Street, Top Floor. Ferment orrity. His career within its walls however. After that he difted out into the West, tried Enlargemente, Groups, Vows, ste; Duval was short, but distinguished He broke us variety of employzaents on sheep and cattl opment Works, Anistanix Requisites.ny of the University statutes as he came in stations, and, though he did not know it, was contact with, and ended his course by participa avery day bouning a better and more salf- ting in a scrape so colossal that he found himself whunt man. Then came the nows of the great journeying back to his home before his second rush to the Caroville Diggings, whereupon, term was half completed. The result can esily sill having the making of bis fortnas in view, e be forasoen. To do him justice it should here purchased a pick and shovel, and set off to ti bo stated that the young man was quite aware tell. But he was no more successful ther than of the magnitude of his offence, and sincerelylo had been elsewhere. He had jast suficient repented having committed it. He knew that money left from his last wages to purchase when he reached his home there would be what miner's right, and to peg out a claim. He he termed "no end of a row," and he had the wit worked upon it with despairing energy only te foresee that it could never be possible for him

to discover that it was useless. His right hand to live with his parant again. He reflected upon raighbour, however, "strack it rich, as the these and other matters, as he rode through the aying goes, and after doing well out of it park in a hired fly, and by the time he reached himself, disposed of it to a syndicate for the front of the house had made up his mind. very considerable sant. Having no money The dignified batier, who had been twenty five latt, Bertie found himself reduced to the Fears in his present situation, and who copied his position of a day labourer, working for a master's manner, opened the door to him with wagh barely ancient to keep body and woul air that seemed to say, "all hope abandon burther. But he did not despair: a pair of ye who enter bere." And indeed there was not blue eyes were continually with himu, ou touraging him to persevere, Then that foul foud typhoid seized him, and for three wonthe be occupied a bol in the Bush Hospital upon the hill. Once or twice he stood perilously near death's deer, and as the doctor informed him, it was little short of a mirrels that he escaped. When he was discharged from the hospital it was without a halfpenny to his name, and also without the prospect of obtaining employment. What he was going to do he did not know. He had not sufficient strength to work, and to beg he was ashamed. As he wandered down the hillside he thought of the dange that had come over his life. of the

days when he had been a thoughtless undergraduate, undering his allowance as soon as he received it: when he had been a first-class passenger ou Board a great ocean mail steamer bound. for Australia, drinking champagne, and staking ive pound notes on the day's ran; and then booked upon himself as he was now, clad in a' no-rough Crimean shirt, a pair of moleskin tronzovs,

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Is my father at home?" he enquired. "He is awaiting your coming in the library, He saw your conveyance ir," said the man. enter the park."

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head. It was just siz o'clock p.m. in Australia, curl something like nine as in England. Probably at that moment his father was seated in his office st the mill, portly, sedate, and austere as of yore. Strange though it may som after what hed transpired, he found himself thinking of that father with an affection he had never entertained for him before. Hard as the d'ho had boon, he was still his father, and blood is proverbially thicker than water.

"I was a fool, mother," he said, "and now I must pay the penalty of my folly."

"I have tried to make your peace with your fatbor," she continued; "but he will hear thing. Whatever you do, I pray you to be Naval, Military and Court, 18, Queen's Bead, careful how you answer him."

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At that moment there was the sound of a heavy footstep in the passage outside the handle of the door was turned, and Mr. Went worth entered the room. Having put up his glasses he saw the mother and son together.

"So this is the way you enter my house, sir." I was a precious bad lot." he said to him. is it,” he began. "Înstand of taking care that the first person you interview should be yont father, you fly to your mother, and deavour to induce her to intercede with us on your behalf. But it will avail you nothing, I I promise you that. Follow me to the library."

Like a criminal going to his execation Bertie followed his sire to the room in qustion. A mere appropriate apartment for the interview could scarcely have been chosen. It was as cold and cheerless as its master.

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From his father his thoughts turned to Lis mother, and being weak after his long illness, be found his eyes filling with tears. That sight he slept under a gam tres in the open and Thon day dawned, for the first time in his life, he had not the vherwitha! to purchase a break- he wandered fast. Returning to the Township, up and down the straggling street lookin r for Lace he knew. He was not successful, however, now field hadcome into existence thirty miles wey, and Claverille was well nigh desertad. Presently, feeling sick from want of fool, he sat down, and fainted away.

*So, sir,” said the old gentleman, when he had seated himself in his stiff-backed arm-chair, "despite the fact that I have slaved and contrived to give you the education of a gentleman, you have shown yourself incapable of appreciating my kindness. Though enrolled as a member of college replete with glorious traditions, you have preferred to become the associate of for R class racing blackguards at fighting men."

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Bertie took the letter, scarcely conscious of what he was doing, and placed it in his pocket. Knowing that it was hopeless to expect any meroy from his Lacius Jaline Brutus of a eiro, he boared a heavy sigh and left the room. Mak ing his way to his bedroom he put together a for things, and then descended to the ball, where his

weeping mother joined him, and led him once more into her own room. She had been informed of his father's decision, and though it broke her heart to let him go, she dared not ap- peal against it. Having kissed and blessed him, Ehe bado him write to her, and had just time to squeeze four five pound notes into bis hand, before the butler entered the room to inform bim that the carriage was at the door. Ten minutes later Bertie Wentworth had passed out

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(To be continued.)

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