The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08

ed the hope that Parrot would. like. tAe birds, begin to build those snug lftties. nests by springtime. The con versatfon hstd shown him again how essential 1t was to be beforehand with his rivals. If the Company's boards had been in position earlier he would never have secured Parrot
 He enlarged his staff at the yard. He had intended to work with the small est possible staff now he had more than thirty men on the weekly pay sheet Twelve hands in the joineFs shop, plumber and two mates in the plumbers shop. two masons. three plas- terers. three painters who were also glaciers and paperhangers, six or seven bricklayers with eight or nine labor CTS, shop-foreman at forty-five shili- ings q week. outside foreman at fifty shillings, not to mention clerk at thir- ty-five:A-with these items to make up the wages bill, Saturdays money needed thought and calculation. He was in fact working soon with a near ly full yard; he was a builder asain quite on the large scale as In the oiu days.
 But the work itself cheered him, kept him in heart and courage. lie had always thriven on hard. work; anxious waiting and idle delay are what senervate and enfeehie body ana brain At home he was afways cheer full now. Everything, he told Lizzie. was going on smoothly ana prosper ously. Neither she nor his clerk need ever worry their heads as to the ulti- mate success of the great scheme. You must sow before you can reap. The money was pouring out. but II would come rolling home again. All that concerned the financial side Of the scheme was entirely Mir. Crunden's affair; as to that side of It he made no confidants. he required no advice.
 Thus, as the weeks and months pass ed, life at Kings Cottage settled down into a steady routine; without excite ment, without holidays. with nothing but healthy toll for everybody the time once more glided fast.
 Lizzie in her great indignation hav- Ing sent MT. Jack to Coventry, kepi him in that town of silence for many weeks. But at last she allowed him ts Understand that his offense had been pardoned. If papa could overlook and forget. it was not for her to be un- forgiying. Papa, /she thought sadly, was more gentle with Jack than he had been with Dick She seemed nervous and apprehensive when again Jack was bidden to supper! she hardly dared to raise her eyes and look at the visitor when Mrs. Price announced his arrival | quite at his best--at his very best; and with MT. Bowling as a sprightly second guest. the evening was of the pleasant est. No business was talked; 1t was just friendly supper-party.
 Jack however, detected the misgiv- ings of his hostess. and pleaded With Mrs. Price to obtain for him a more complete oblivion of the past.
 .Pricey do tell Miss Lizzie that she needn't be afraid. DO. for goodness sake. tell her that Champagne Day will never come again" !
 1T hope it never will" said Mrs. Price severely.
 To Lizzie not the least painful thing about Champagne Day had been the necessity to speak of 1t to Lady Vim cent. Tn these months Ladv Vincent had paid further calls on Miss Crun- den. and had written once or twice. Crunden for attempting to exert her good influence and begged her to continue the exertion.
 "TIe told me-" said Lady Vincent. "that you had urged him to return to us. Only he cannot do so. But. Miss Crunden. your words were not without effect. He has dined with us more often--much more often than before . ss And, Miss Crunden, he is not falling into any bad habits. is he?" Then Lizzie. blushing' hotly under the sense of vicarious shame. felt com peIIed to touch upon the final events of Champagne Day.
 s"You know. what said. when you said about his--his doing-what you said. I forget the word"
 'Pegging." said Lady Vincent solernIy 'Tt Is a slang word" 'WeIl--after that he did peg once. T3.xk t,a Ano aAxyAr nH And. Lady Vincent. don't tlrink-I feel sure thatihe has made up his mind not to peg again." ..
 "Oh, Miss sCrunden. do show him your horror of that dreadful habit" T did show it," said Lizzie. blushing more hotly still.
 It was curious how completely Ladv Vincent now seemed to count on Lizzie as her ally. From the moment of her
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