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Mr Arnot in his widely extended business owned several factories, and in the vicinity of one, located at a suburb of New York, there were no banking facilities It was, therefore, his custom at stated times to draw from his bank at Hillaton such amounts in currency as were needed to pay those in his employ at the place indicated, and send the money thither by one of his clerks Upon the present occasion, in compliance with his wife's request, he decided to send Haldane He had no hesitation in doing this, as the errand was one that required nothing more than honesty and a little prudence

"Mr Haldane," said his employer, in tones somewhat less cold and forones I aive your thoughts more fully to business, as ain the world In these envelopes are one thousand dollars in currency I wish you to place them securely in your breast-pockets, and take the five-thirty train to New York, and fro Island road to a little station called Arnotville, and give these packages to Mr Black, the agent in charge of my factory there Take his receipt, and report toWith that amount of money upon your person you will perceive the necessity of prudence and care Here is a check paying your salary for the past ive you currency for it Report your expenses on your return, and they will be paid As the tiet some lunch at or near the depot"

"I prefer to do so," said Haldane, promptly, "and will try to perform the business to your satisfaction"

Mr Arnot nodded a cool dismissal, and Haldane started for a hotel-restaurant near the depot with a step entirely too quick and elastic for one who must walk henceforth in the shadow of "bitter ht color to his cheek, and there certainly was a sparkle in his dark eyes It could not be hope, for he had assured hiain that "hope was dead in his heart" Itfast by the anticipation of a lunch at the depot and a petit souper in the city, and the thought of washing both doith a glass of wine, or possibly with several The relish and complacency hich his ruous in a being as blighted as he supposed hiestion he would find no little difficulty in carrying out the "gloorow conscious of the fact