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Edina. 7 “Yes, Frank, I think it will. I feel fully assured that the money is lying somewhere—and that it will be found sooner or later. I should be sorry to think otherwise ; for, as goodness knows, I need it badly enough. ” A piece of blazing wood fell off the grate. Frank caught the tongs, and put it up again. “ And I wish it would come to light for your sake also, Frank. You want your share of it, I know.” “Why, you see, Uncle Francis, without money I don’t know what to be at. If I were single, I’d engage myself out as assistant to-morrow ; but for my wife's sake I wish to take a better position than that.” “Naturally you do, Frank. And so you ought.” “It would be easy enough if I had the money in hand; or if I could with any certainty say when I should have it.” “It’s sure to come,” said the Major. “Sure.” “Well, Ihope so. The difficulty is—when ?” “You must wait a bit longer, my boy. It may turn up any day. Tonight, even: to-morrow morning. Never a day passes but I go ferreting into some corner or other of the old house, thinking I may put my hand upon the papers. They are lying in it somewhere, I know, overlooked.” “But I don’t see my way clear to wait. Not to wait Jong. We must have a roof over our heads, and means to keep it up ——” “Why, you have a rgof over your heads,” interrupted the Major. “Can’t you stay here?” “TJ should not like to stay too long,” avowed Frank in his candour. “It would be abusing your hospitality.” “ Abusing a fiddle-stick!” cried the Major, staring at Frank. ““What’s come to you? Is the house not large enough?r—and plenty to eat in it? I’m sure you may stay here for ever; and the longer you stay the more welcome you'll be. We like to have you.” “Thank you greatly, Uncle Francis.” ‘Daisy does not want to go away; she’s as happy as the day's long,” continued the Major. “Just you make yourselves com- fortable here, Frank, my boy, until the money turns up and I can hand you over some of it.” “Thank you again, uncle,” said Frank, accepting the hospitality in the same free-hearted spirit that it was offered. ‘For a little while at any rate we will stay with you; but I hope before long to be doing something and to get into a home of my own. I can run up to town from here once or twice 4 week and be looking out.” ‘Of course you can.” “‘ Had you been arich man, Uncle Francis, I would have asked) you comicbooks.com