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An' another time I remember Tom's coach broke down on the track, an' he had to ride inter town with the mails on horseback; an' he left a couple of greenhides, for Skinner the tanner at Mudgee, for me to take on in the wagon, an' a bag of potatoes for Murphy the storekeeper at Home Rule, an' a note that said: "Render unto Murphy the things which is murphies, and unto Skinner them things which is skins."

"And so," said he, "I came laughing away, rejoicing in my sleeve that I had disappointed the avaricious old cheat." The next thing to be done was to set the bran rising. By the help of Tom's recipe, it was duly mixed in the coffee-pot, and placed within a tin pan, full of hot water, by the side of the fire.

But the old gentleman recovering first, observed that this was only a reason for hastening the marriage, in order that Tom's distinguished race might be transmitted to posterity; and requesting the Gifted to console Mr. Grig during his temporary absence, he withdrew to settle the preliminaries with his niece immediately.

She heard the clock on the mantel strike seven and lay dreading the call to get up. In the kitchen Aunt Maria was busy bustling about the morning work, getting breakfast, washing the dishes and sweeping. Once she heard Tom's voice, but though she strained her ears, she could catch the sound of no answering tones. The clock struck eight.

Our Father in heaven stands ready at all times to help, but we must do something meet the conditions. Tom's father was ready to forgive and take him back, but he wanted Tom to make the surrender. I looked after Tom to a certain extent, but I wanted him to learn his lesson. There were times when he walked the streets and went hungry.

"By God," he said, "I didn't think you'd try it." "My word is good, Colonel Clark," answered Tom, simply. Young Colonel Clark glanced at the lithe figure of Polly Ann. He seemed a man of few words, for he did not add to his praise of Tom's achievement by complimenting her as Captain Sevier had done.

There was that in his face that hit Tom's fancy, and made him anxious to know him better. There were probably not three men in the university who would have dared to shoot the lasher in the state it was then. It was settled, at Tom's earnest request, that he should pull the sound skiff up his old tub was leaking considerably while his companion sat in the stern and coached him.

Then Tom and Bob went to the sideboard where the decanter was, and mixed a glass of bitters and handed it to him, and he held it in his hand and waited till Tom's and Bob's was mixed, and then they bowed and said, "Our duty to you, sir, and madam;" and THEY bowed the least bit in the world and said thank you, and so they drank, all three, and Bob and Tom poured a spoonful of water on the sugar and the mite of whisky or apple brandy in the bottom of their tumblers, and give it to me and Buck, and we drank to the old people too.

As to the settlements that people talked of, she protested indignantly that she was not so mean as to fancy her future husband a thief, and that to tie up her money in all sorts of ways would be to imply as much. And then, as it was only a year since poor dear Tom's death, she had been anxious to marry without fuss or parade.

There he is!" the brother yelled, as getting over the edge of the hill Tom was now in full view of the pond. "And in the boat," called Harry, close at Tom's heels. "He's drifting away!" screamed Bert. "Oh, quick, save him!" Just as the boys said, the little fellow was in the boat and drifting.