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That at any rate must be avoided But then how could he do this without a belief in the railway generally? And hoas it possible that he should have such belief? Mr Raer Carbury He himself did not in the least believe in Fisker, and Fisker had originated the railway Then, would it not be best that he should take the Chairet his £6,000 back and have done with the railway, he would certainly think himself a lucky man But he did not kno far he could with honesty lay aside his responsibility; and then he doubted whether he could put iuarantee for the amount This at any rate was clear to him,--that Mels of the Board

Noas again at Mrs Pipkin's door, and again it was opened by Ruby Ruggles His heart was in his s he had to say 'The ladies have coles?'

'Oh yes, sir, and Mrs Hurtle is expecting you all the day' Then she put in a whisper on her own account 'You didn't tell hiles'

'Then you ht as well have left it alone, and not have been ill-natured,--that's all,' said Ruby as she opened the door of Mrs Hurtle's rooot up to receive him with her sweetest smile,--and her smile could be very sweet She was a witch of a woman, and, as like most witches she could be terrible, so like most witches she could charm 'Only fancy,' she said, 'that you should have come the only day I have been two hundred yards fro when you took me to the play I was so sorry'

'Why should you be sorry? It is easy to coain'

'Because I don't like to miss you, even for a day But I wasn't well, and I fancied that the house was stuffy, and Mrs Pipkin took a bright idea and proposed to carry o herself She declared that Southend was Paradise'

'A cockney Paradise'

'Oh, what a place it is! Do your people really go to Southend and fancy that that is the sea?'

'I believe they do I never went to Southend myself,--so that you know more about it than I do'