Year: 1871

young men and their connection.
through some OF the sources which
elderly ladies with marriageab daugh
ters always have at their command
and by no means disinclined TO employ
when occasion offers. The little hotel
with its pretty Indian name, was 8
second home TO them and its landlord
old Bob Rogers-almost second
father TO the girls.


twas an unpretending little hostelry
the Assimiquid buried in a thick
grove Of elms and horse-chestnut, and
these only cut away in front TO give a
clear and unobstructed view of the
placid lake which stretched away for
miles toward the setting sun. An un.
pretending place: but to those who
knew, none could be more homc.like or
better loved.


In front, the long and broad piazza
offered a delightful resting place in the
cool mornings and evenings 4 brilliant
hower-garden extended down 10 the
gateway, whence drive passed in
font and completely around the house
lhe young people had sailed on the
lake; ridden and driven about the
country; iished and fli.,ed To their
heart $ content; and now. when only a
week longer remained of their pleasant
soIourn. they each began TO discover
that the partins-like many such
would not be without its panys.


Nh tho tty,, frianla
listening 10 the tree-toads the Young
ladies' having gone with Mrs. Camrbell
10 pass the evening with some friends
in the village


But they were not alone moody on
account OF the near approach of the
time for their departure they each had
another unwelcome cause for mental
dl>quictnde. in the melancholy fact
that they were both in that impccun.
iS,ity commonly known As dead broke
The fact was that, before reacb,ng
Kocketvillc. the two friends had passed
a week at one of the watering-places.
which had SO diminished their re.
sources that on their arrlva Mt the
AsslmiqWd they had little or nothing
between them.


Al first, they treated III. matter as a
joke, for Tom Wetherell said he had
only TO write TO the bank To get ali the
money that was necessary 50, after a
week, he did write, but up 10 date had
received no answer, which had rather
nonplussed him, though he was in
formed by jolly Mr.. Rogers, the land
lord, that the mails were frequently
delayed, through the slowness Of the
country transportations and. some
times, even. never reached their desti-
nation at all, which was no, in the
highest degree reassuring Tom had
written a second letter. which met with
no better success, and now matters
began TO look serious. As poor Jack
Savage had no one 10 whom he could
very well apply for money, though he
was. nevertheless, in the receipt Of a
handsome income from his practice.


Il say, Tom, said Jack at length. re-
moving his pipe from his mouth, why
don't you draw on the bank. and get





pay our bills and take US home.'


1t would be As mu ch as my situation
is worth, replied his friend the
cashier don't like Inc over much. any
how, and that would faish me com.
pletely.'


Can't YOU draw on the GOVERNOR
was the next suggestion.


No, tried it once, and he rowed
me 50 I'll never attempt it again.
assure you. No, we'll have 10 leave
our luggage as security, and foot il
home, as can see


I'll be hanged If we do rejsined
Savage, rising and pacing the platform.
BY Joye, it does seem as if two sharp
young fellows like us ought to be able
to hit on some dodge better than that
Confound it, never was in such
position in my life and what makes it
worse is. that we needn't be in it now
if We had not been couple Of unlimited
asses. We might have brought more
money along if We had known enough


IF we had only kept away from that
Internal watering place We would have
been all right rejoined We,herell, and
then the two sat silently listening to
the tree-toads again.


Hi, Jack! I've got an idea, shouted
Wetherell, presently, rising, and kick
ing over his chair in an ecstacy OF
excitement.


Bother replied Savage; you need
not scare the life out of fellow with
your first idea, as if it were your first
baby sit down, and don't be rushing
up aud down there like q maniac


For, in his excitement, born of his
idea Tom was walking the piazza as
il for a wager.


Hold your tongue ! he replied, 'and
let Inc work it out, will you: think
see my way, not only to paying of our
bill and our expenses home, but TO
making some money into the bargain =


Jack held his tongue as desired, and
Wetherell continued to walk the piazza
in brown study, evidently pondering
over some complicated conception.
Jack was not over-sanguine as to the
merits of his friends idea; and his
musings were not altogether of a
pleasant nature. He was thinking Of
Maggie Campbell-the pretty, genial,
lovable girl, whom he had thought him
self only flirting with, but whom he
now knew to be very necessary 10 his
future happiness. Jack was an appre-
ciative youth and though not vain, he
felt that he had made q decided i'm
preston on the lovely Maggie, and,
further, that his intentions were not in
the least displeasing to the young
lady's mother; and now the whole
affair was to be kicked over for want Of
a few paltry dollars ; for he knew that
the condition Of things could not be
kept a secret, and, once out, the game
would be up, for the old lady would be
very shy Of trusting her daughter to q
young man who must be either .
swindler or bad manager to put it in