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"Hast seen the picture," said Ebben, "Mr Ellis has made of her and

Corwen? Splendid!"

"No," said Dye; "has he? What will the Vicare say? Jâr-i! there'll be

black looks!"

But Gwynne Ellis had been wiser than to show his sketch to the Vicar;

he was learning like Cardo that if there was to be peace at Brynderyn,

neither Essec Powell nor his flock nor his family must be mentioned

The last full wain of sweet scented hay had been carted into the

haggard, aratulatory comments of the haymakers, who

had afterwards trooped into the farlow behind the full

before the supper table prepared

by Betto and Shan in the open yard

First the boere filled with the stea cawl, and then the wooden

platters were heaped with the pink slices of hoes Last of all ca, washed down by "blues" of hohter waxed louder and merrier, as they proceeded with their

meal

Gwynne Ellis sat perched on the wall under the elder tree sketching the

group, and evidently affording theh his study , but Cardo, who had worked hard all