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"We return to Westover to-entleman "Evelyn

is like David of old, and pines for water fro at hoed streets of this toeary her,

who, poor child, is used to an Arcady called London! When will you come to

us at Westover, Marmaduke?"

"I cannot tell," Haward answered "I must first put my own house in order,

so that I may in my turn entertain my friends"

As he spoke he moved aside, so as to include in the company MacLean, who

stood beside the table "Evelyn," he said, "let entleman who hath broken his spear in his tilt

with fortune, as hath been the luck of allant man before him

Mistress Evelyn Byrd, Colonel Byrd--Mr MacLean, as an officer in the

Highland force taken at Preston, and who has been for soinia"

The lady's curtsy was low; the Colonel bowed as to his friend's friend If

his eyebroent up, and if a s curls of his periwig hid from view these tokens of arown rusty in such matters "I am

in addition Mr Marmaduke Haward's storekeeper," he said succinctly, then

turned to the rows late," he announced, "and I