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"No one could object to such agreeable ter-room By the way, Mr Bartender, send us a bottle of your best claret"

The young hted for life, was quite successful in "hiding his despair with laughter" Indeed, froested rather than a "secret sorrow" It gave him a fine sense of power and of his , and to reentlemen, hile very superior in style, and evidently possessed of wealth, still recognized in hilad to spend a social hour

Scarcely ever before had he met any one who appreciated him as fully as did Messrs Van Wink and Ketchem, and their courteous deference confire sphere of the enial co men had a style about theentlehtly dimmed and tarnished appearance as he sat beside his friends There was an immaculate finish and newness about all their appointrain of dust upon their broadcloth and polished boots If the theory be true that character is shown in dress, these men, outwardly so spotless, must be worthy of the confidence hich they had inspired their new acquaintance They suggested two bright coins just struck froht Haldane

It see men that they had just fairly coed shriek of a loco away in the distance, awakened the out his watch, Haldane exclaioes our train"

Messrs Van Wink and Ketchem were apparently much concerned

"Haldane," they exclai a fellow for one to ht"

"This is a serious ht of Mr Arnot's wrath; "I had iraph?" asked Mr Van Wink in a tone of kindly solicitude

"One can't send o uests met for a second in a way that indicated the confir in their ence that a cool, close observer would scarcely have detected it, much less their flushed and excited host