Year: 1878

just married, you know, and spending


few weeks with the old man before set


Ting in London Deuced slow hole. this


TO pass ones days in. Got the old fellow


TO advance me enough money to purchase


practice Know Islington2 You know


my wife | thinkf VIII go fetch her to


speak to you.


\ Glad to see you again How long do Won
intend to stop amongst us but must NOT


keep you, said Farmer Langdon. for
| hear the umpire calling YOU to plav
Shall see you again presently"


Harry's party were very nearly disan
pointed of their victory He PLAYED SO
recklessly at first, that the Ainswortb
Club was delighted All at once he
seemed to brace himself for the struggle
and one after the other threw down their
bats to make room for others. till The
match was gained at single inning. with
forty runs to spare.


"Gloriously done my fine fellow. I see
your hand has not forgot its cunning.
But come my wife is in yonder tent,
ana wishes to congratulate you. Here
she comes to speak for herself


Turning quickly round, to make his es.
cape, Harry came face to face with a
lady.


so glad to see you Mr.. Amorv
Charmed to think that YOU have beaten
the Ainsworth Club. Don't you find the
country duh after London? / wonder if
we shall be neighbors there?"


" Neighbors, Miss Randall! Is your
father about to move to London, theng''


"Oh ! dear, no. And l am not Miss
Randall, she simpered Why, you
have been talking 80 my husband and
only tnink you did not know was mar.
ried Frank, thought you had told Mr.
AmOry"


Harry never knew what answer he
made, but just then catching sight of Far
mer Langdon coming toward him, he hur-
ried to him and astonished the worthy
man, by drawing him aside and eagerly
asking if Katy had not once been engaged
to Frank Churchill


Engaged to Frank Churchill What
is the lad thinking of? Katie despised him
as much as | did. He's got his match
now. Lizzie Randall was always a rare
vixen, and her father was only too glad to
give Churchill a round sum of money to
marry her | don't envy him his life with
her"


she p


"Ah, lad you were over-hasty to take
notice of spoilt childs angry words
She is not far off l left her il one of the
tents


Katy watched the game with the great
est interest she had at once recognised
the famous bowler, and her heart beat
fast as she did so. Would he notice her?
There was her father talking to him and
were coming towards the tent.
Seized with a sudden fit of shyness, Katy
made her way out at the back of the tent.
but was soon overtaken by Harry.


Katy, dear Katy three years ago | !
eft you, thinking you had thrown me |
over for Frank Churchill. | was mad
simpleton for believing his boasting talk. |
| came to day, expecting to find you his
wife, and only just now found out how
vilely | had been deceived Katy. will
you forgive me when you know | have
been wretched ever since we parted2"


1T was hope of seeing your dear face,
though another's, that brought me here
even now


Katy's answer is not recorded but
what it was may be guessed from Harry
leaving the cricket field, with Katy lean
ing ON his arm


Katy being unwilling to leave her
father, and the post of steward being
again vacant, and second time offered
to Harry, he threw up his appointment in
London, and once more settled down in
his native place


A month after, the bells of the village
church rang out merrily in honor of the
handsome couple who were that day
united.