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He turned on Galbraith as

rolling his hands one in the other with a discomfited impatience; “ I’ve hunted hair to his patched shoes. many a rabbit in my day, and let ’em “ Of a different sort, and I am not double as they would, I had ’em at last. wanting in skill, they say.” So this is Laddoun‘s work-shop? It’s Dallas was silent; for the first time, here the brains are, eh? I thought as the sharp-eyed little Tim beside him much. Some of these days the young noted that he began to share in his own whelp will make his fortune with a Lad uneasy scrutiny of the stranger. He doun’s Balsam or Pill, and look for thee drew back a step, and jealously locked ‘i to grub on in the background? Hardly, the door of his closet, keeping a furtive I fancy; the brains will take their place glance on Ledwith, who smiled unpleas in the end. I see thy cards, Dallas.” antly, stroking his fat chin with his white “ You are talking of what I don’t hand. understand,” said Dallas, bluntly, with a “ I won’t disturb thy little make-shifts, queer quaver in his voice; “ nor you my lad. Come out. It’s thee I have either, I suspect, Mr. Ledwith. Lad business with.” But he waited patiently, doun has apparatus at the shop. I with a real interest in his flabby features, know nothing about balsams or pills. I while Dallas carefully replaced some bits do my work because it is the only work of ore that had fallen on the floor. I could ever understand. I’m counted “ Now, some men in my trade would uncommon dull at other things,” simply. call thy hobby tomfoolery; but I had a “ Thee has a won-derful cleverness,” leaning that way once myself, as I told with an approving snap of the fingers thee,” complacently. “I went through and significant nod, as one actor might college. I can see thee is one of them encourage another on the boards. “ But

he said it, measuring him from his light

men that was born for no other use than

this chemical business; did thee learn

to dig into them matters. Unless_ thee is stopped in the way,” with a leer and a wink. He took the tallow candle from Dallas, and inspected him gravely as he put it slowly down on the table. “ Knowing what I know of thee, Gal

it thyself? Is thee self-taught ?” “ No. I had a chance,” shortly, tum ing away. “ Thee don’t care to go into thy past life, eh? That’s natural. Young people like better to look forward than back,”

braith,” he said, deliberately, “ thee is as

with a shrewd smile.

curious a specimen of a human being as

boys, now ; good-night !

“I’ll leave you,

ever I met. And my experience in them is not small.” The tall, raw-boned fellow stood in the middle of the floor, the yellow light full about him, looking into the Quakers face with a demeanor as grave and

load thy weapon, Dallas ; thee might

Thee had better

need it for defence,” with a chuckle.

Galbraith closed the door after him, and stood for a moment beside it, with his back towards Tim ; when he turned

and came to the fire again, the look with which he had met the Quaker was gone ; there was something at odds and in here was nothing, Tim saw, but the boy comprehensible in the scarecrow gear, who had played ball with him, and cooked in the childish face, with lank, light hair - the crabs with such jolly fun half an brushed behind the ears, and the sane, hour ago. But he moved as if he were grave, dark-blue eyes, into which Led tired and sick; pulled Tim up to his with stooped and peered, and stooped knees, holding his hands on his shoul and peered again, his own eyes jeering ders. When the boy looked up at him one moment and sternly questioning the he saw that his eyes were fixed on the aext, but without effect. Beyond a dis fire and were red and full of tears. tressed surprise, there was no sign of “ Tim ?” he said. I/' flinching or inward consciousness in the “ Yes, Dallas,” gently, putting his fingers upon the big hand on his lad. “ Well, well I” standing upright and shoulder.

moderate as his own.

Even to Tim