I was thinking of asking Mrs.Doolan if she could take one of the Miss Hunters, and should have tried to find a place for the other.

But this settles it all comfortably.

They are going to send on their own horses halfway the day before, and hire native ponies for the first half.

They have a good large family vehicle; I hoped that they would bring it, but, of course, I could not trust to it." The Doctor presently dropped in with Captain Doolan.

After chatting for some time the former said, "I have had the satisfaction this morning, Miss Hannay, of relieving Mrs.Cromarty's mind of a great burden." "How was that, Doctor ?" "It was in relation to you, my dear." "Me, Doctor! how could I have been a weight on Mrs.Cromarty's mind ?" "She sent for me under the pretense of being feverish; said she had a headache, and so on.