"What is that woman Whitney going to do with her boy ?" the squire asked the schoolmaster, when he happened to meet him in the village about a month after she had left.

"Have you heard ?" "Nothing is settled yet, sir.

My wife had a letter from her, two or three days ago, saying that she had been disappointed in getting Penfold the mill wright to take him.

He wanted fifty pounds premium, and she could only afford to pay twenty, so she is looking out for something else.

You have heard nothing more that would throw any light on that affair, squire ?" "No, and don't suppose I ever shall.