ou by yourself a bit, please.

    `tom, said Kezia, o leaving tcoasting.

    `Come tom, o Guest amp; Co.s ion ran continually to particular spot, and uncle Deane migime be sending for o say t tuation at liberty.

    t fire in t t sless floor and table - no, not table: table in a corner, . It range bareness t tom felt first, before  of looking again at t up by tole a ioning glance at irely strange voice said--

    ` remember Bob, t knife, Mr tom?

    t knife aken out in t and t blade opened by ible demonstration.

    `! Bob Jakin? said tom - not , for  a little as early intimacy symbolised by t-knife, and  at all sure t Bobs motives for recalling it irely admirable.

    `Ay, ay, Bob Jakin - if Jakin it must be, cause t arter t day as I plumped rig I got tig, an a scratter it tlis I   in, cause t be cin me an givin me anotid, for t sucry - its got used to my   by my o  Bill Faerrier pup istid o dro, and I o jaw  me.

    Bob spoke reble volubility, and got tcionate rub on his sleeve when he had finished.

    `ell, Bob, said tom,  air of patronage, to be as friendly as  of ance  ter ting quarrel, `is thing I can do for you?

    `om, ansing up urning it to ,  rouble an folks say as ter, as I used to frig for fun urnip, as t up  o ax you to gi me anots enoug ax : an a good turns om, an you tle c  me again. t lors! you get tried o leat you  o s. In seen cand starin at a bougill t out, afore tail  a leaf. Its poor  som, an I could trusten you for droppin