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On the following day at twelve o'clock, Captain O'Hara, punctual to thein Neville's room, was the attorney But Neville himself was not there, and the Captain irossly imposed upon and swindled "And who , when I speak to you, sir?" demanded the Captain

"I am a lawyer"

"And Mr Neville,--my own son-in-law,--has played me that trick!"

Mr Crowe explained that no trick had been played, but did so in language which was no doubt less courteous than would have been used had Mr Neville been present As, however, the cause of our hero's absence is more important to us than the Captain's prospects that must be first explained

As soon as the attorney left him Neville had sat down to dinner with his two brother officers, but was not by any reeable co lady on the cliffs, he showed very plainly that he did not like it; and when Cornet Silass to drink a health to Miss O'Hara, Mr Neville told him that he was an impertinent ass It was then somewhat past nine, and it did not seeo off pleasantly Cornet Siar, and tried to wink at the Captain Neville stretched out his legs and pretended to go to sleep At this ret to him that he had ever seen the West of Ireland

At a little before ten Captain Johnstone retired, and the Cornet atte that Neville would not like "It doesn't signify, my dear boy; only as a rule, never h he were fully fitted by his experience to lay down the law on a matter so delicate "Perhaps one hadn't better," said the Cornet,--and then that little difficulty was over Cornet Siht of it all afterwards, and felt that that evening and that hour had beenor any other hour in his life

At half-past ten, when Neville was beginning to think that he would take hi the evil star which had brought hiate of the small barrack-yard A man had posted all the way down from Limerick and desired to see Mr Neville at once The man had indeed come direct from Scroope,--by rail from Dublin to Limerick, and thence without delay on to Ennis The Earl of Scroope was dead, and Frederic Neville was Earl of Scroope Thehi him in his aunt's name to come at once to the Manor Of course he must start at once for the Manor Of course he rave before he could assume his uncle's name and fortune