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"Wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes,

But presently prevent the ways to wail"

It was a hot August afternoon; and the garden at Hyde Manor was full of

scent in all its shady places,--hot lavender, seductive carnation, the

secretive intoxication of the large white lilies, andwith thees, and the

apricots and pluold and purple upon the southern walls

Hyde sat at an open , breathing the balht and heat, which really cas"

He was pale and wasted fro sickness; but there was speculation

and purpose in his face, and he had evidently cast away the mental

apathy of the invalid As he sat thus, a servant entered and said a feords which lad, expectant manner to the open

door; and, as he did so, a h

it--a handso personal

resemblance to Hyde which affectionate brothers often have to one

another

"Faith, Willialad to see you"

"Sit still, Dick You sad rascal, you've been playing with cold steel

again, I hear! Can't you let it alone, at your age?"