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Come, speak out,--what is your real motive?"

"The hope that you may, some day, be worthy of your sister's love"

"Worthy, sir!" exclairily "Poverty is

no crime!"

"No; but there remain brandy and Mr Chichester"

"Ha! would you insult m-my friend?"

"Impossible You have no friend, unless it be Mr San Barrymaine passionately, "I tell you--"

"And I tell you that these are my only conditions," said Barnabas

"Accept thein a new life It is in your power to

becoain the place in men's esteem

that you have lost, for if you are but sufficiently deter is impossible"

Now as he spoke, Barnabas beheld Barryht, and a new light sprang into his eyes

"A new life," he muttered, "to come back to it all, to outface thehts! Are you sure you don't

promise too much,--are you sure it's not too late?"

"Sure and certain!" said Barnabas "But remember the chance of

salvation rests only with and by yourself, after all," and he

pointed to the half-eree to ive o to see Jasper Gaunt"

So Ronald Barryave Barnabas

his hand But even in that moment Barnabas was conscious that the

door had opened softly behind hiht fade out of

Barry about,

beheld Mr Chichester s at them from the threshold