Mark Manning's Mission

ringing from the village such articles as Anthony might require. This

are paid for your tro

l right," said M

ill employ you only on that

f the bargain," said Mark, smiling

y nephew," continued the sick man. "He would persecute me

he should come back. Would

t keep any in this cabin. I did h

return it t

u will be using money for me daily, and f

you for reposing so much co

irely. You have

ill endeavor to dese

and started on his way homeward. He walked along

hat the shop is no longer running full time, it will be convenient to earn a little extra

urance, he would have conjectured that he kept it somewhere concealed about the cabin, but th

ck to the other two young hunters, from

e puts on too many airs for a poor boy. I suppo

n, who made it a point to flatter Jam

dent," continued James. "

think he is really as

said James egotistically. "However. I a

. "There is a squirrel-shoot!

destined to fall by his hands. He scampered away,

e provoking?" asked Ja

ards, they saw a strange man issuing from the woods. It was Lyman Ta

till the b

ng gentlemen," he sa

on," returned

wcomer was a man whom it

had? I see you hav

ing we thought worth b

with a gun. Perhaps h

es. They understood very well

said James. "It is a poor boy who

name?" asked

Mann

ive in the

other is a

ou meet him?

bin in t

Antho

rmit is an u

rest. All the villagers had some curiosity

s name?" in

hony," said Lyman, smil

s other

t seen him before for five years. D

twice a

he comes to

I supp

vided with money?" asked

place-father is the postmaster-to get a gold piece changed. But I

rs-as your father is postma

never mentioned it, and I think h

s this Mark Manning?"

"He is poor and proud. He is only a pegger in

hink he i

rised; that question had

you ask?" in

possession a sum of mon

d you see it?" were the

and instead of paying me himself, he asked this boy to pay me.

s were s

ing to do with the hermit,"

trouble myself about M

ly, he had no difficulty in detect

old man, and it would be easy to rob him, though I fancy he hasn't much money. This boy Mark appe

id Tom, musingly. "Old Anthony has

ses for him in the village. However, I must leave the place, as important business calls me

tain

a note informing me, as I should feel called upon, as

te you, if you will l

s he had already given Mark. He then

and if he dies, I shall see if I can find it. I am pret