But yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see me here, with his skates dangling across his shoulder, as if he had been skating.

He said he would like very much to come for that once on Saturday night, instead of Monday; and that he had a good reason for making the change, which meant a whole lot to him." "I see," remarked Hugh; "and it was clever of Nick.

You agreed, of course, sir, seeing that he was here ?" "It made no particular difference to me," added the blacksmith, "and I was glad to know the lad cared enough about the work to want to make the change.

So I told him to be along as usual about seven, as I had a raft of work on hand that would keep us until well on after eleven.

As a fact, it was fifteen minutes after that hour when Nick started for home." "You remember that positively then, sir,--the hour, I mean ?" asked Hugh.
"Oh! I could swear to it," came the reply.