Mrs.Pill, as is going to marry Thomas Barnes and rent the cottage, wanted me to stay, but I couldn't." Jennings pricked up his ears.

"What's that?
How can Mrs.Pill rent so expensive a place." "It's by arrangement with Miss Saxon, sir.

Mrs.Pill told me all about it.

Miss Saxon wished to sell the place, but Thomas Barnes spoke to her and said he had saved money while in Miss Loach's service for twenty years--" "Ah," said Jennings thoughtfully, "he was that time in Miss Loach's service, was he ?" "Yes, sir.

And got good wages.