The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-12

"Well, Massey, I'm glad to see you
l suppose you want little settling up
OF business matters, ehP You have
been drawing your usual salary while
you were away, but of course you knew
there would be difference on your re-
turn. That check will make it right,
and for he future"
Philip had taken up the check and
looked at it.
"You are very good, sir This is very
liberal, and | am much obliged to you,
but and he did not pocket the check
with the joyful smile which Mr.. Starkie
was accustomed to see on such occa-
sions-' there is something else l wished
to say, if you will allow rae"
"Say on. Are you not satisfied with
the check?'
sit is much more than is due to my
poor services. If l have rea ly been OF
any assistance to you'll"
"lou have been OF very real and ma
terial assistance, and you must not
think we labor under the impression
that a check can pay of debt like
that
''And you would not think me pre-
sumptuous if | venture to say tlat you
could far more than repay me in diff
ferent way than by giving me checks or
money!"
Certainly! Anything, almost, in
reason. What is it you would like?"
Il would like, if you have any other
exped ton on hand like the one | have
just returned from, that you should send
me out aga n-any where-I don't care
where, so that it is far enouS Sh."
''You wish to 60 away againP l
should have thought"
81 know what you would have
thought, sir, and at one time | should
have been of the same opin on, but not
now. | want 30 get away. ! don't
care what the work is, nor where the
place is; and if you told me to set off
tomorrow in search OF green diamonds,
or blue roses, or any thing, should be
delighted. Not tomorrow, perhaps,
but the day after"
"Well, there is such an affair-not to
search for blue roses -"
81 didn't mean that, sir; I've been
looking for blue roses for some time,
and not found them. But 1 am
glad to hear you have any thing could
do" said Philip, CLEAN of pleasure
lighting his somber, haggard eyes.
"Where may it be, and what?"
at is not Oh ma this time, but Aus
tralia," said his chief; diamond rock
boring for COAL It's in
"Ahr' said Philip, with still greater
qualification apparent in his face.
"That sounds well, and it would be a
longer affair than the other, / sup
poseP"
"Three years." replied Mr.. Starkie,
gravely. T.g
Three years." Philip echoed the
words. Three years alone, with one
European comrade and few colon al
workpeople; such, he gathered from
Mr. Starkie's remarks, was to be the
arrangement. Three years away from
friends and home, with precarious
chances of sending or receiving news
Three years fe-three years in which
he must bo away All the better, he
said roughly within himself; That had
he to stay at home for:' Who would
ever want to stay vegeta ing in England
who could go away like thisP Hi:
cheek, which had grown somewhat hol-
low during the last few days, flushed,
and his eyes frightened again as he
looked up to Mr.. Starkie.
"If you only consider me trust
worthy, and will give me the chance
said he, II would rather have it than a
thousand pounds. am in earnest, sir
| am, indeed. Iwould give more thar
1 can tell you if you would let me have
my way in this"
II see you are in earnest" replied
the other, gravely. "You need no
look SO excited. You shall have th,
job, and if there is any one you ar,
anxious to see, go at once and see them
for you will have to be off in about ,
week"
"Must IP That's good" said Philip
rising and Strengthening himself, with |
feverish, repressed kind OF sigh
"Then I'll 60 to Foulhaven to-day
and return here at the end of the week
!, shall IP'
| "Well, the beginning of next weel
, would do. There's no such desperate
, hurry as that"
very well. Say next Monday,
said Philip.
/ "What has become Of that prett,
, sister of yours, whom | went to NEE
for you one dayP" inquired Mr.. Starkie
, benevolently.
"GraceP" said Philip, lookin.
startled. "Oh, she's all right, thanl
you-quite we'll"
And at last he effected his escape.
CHAPTER XIX.
+ f FAREWELL.
/ Philip went home to Foulhaven. an,
it seemed as if the days absolute y flew
!. by in the old home-the great old ston