He came along for good measure, I reckon." The young man referred to now advanced, made a leg and pulled a black forelock.

He was a strapping youth, attired in the latest fashion of French St.Genevieve.

He bowed to this lady; but at the same time, the glance he cast at her French waiting-maid was evidence enough of the actuating cause of his journey.

He had heard somewhat of these strangers at Tallwoods house.
"I'll been forget to tell the _docteur_ h'all about Mr.Dunwodee," began Eleazar.
"What business have you to forget!" demanded Jamieson sternly.
"Has anything gone wrong ?" "_Mon pere_," began Hector, "I'll tol' him, if he didn't tell the _docteur_ about how Monsieur Dunwodee he'll broke it his leg some more--" "What's that ?" The doctor whirled upon him.
"It's quite true," said Josephine.

"He had a fall, here in the house.