"I have read the letter of my esteemed friend and correspondent," he commenced in a soft clear voice, "and am glad to make your acquaintance, and in what way "can I serve you?" : " <T By handing over a thousand or two," said the Juggins. "Softly, softly, my friend," replied Mr Moses Solomons. "You deal In large sums."

-?'Qn!" was Jhe responseof the Jugstns. " If you cannot accommodate mc I daresay I can find others who will; but I'll trouble you for old Emanuel'e letter back. ,, ; "Ah, how impetuous is youth," moralised Mr Solomons. "I do not say, my dear young friend, I will not give you what you require, but business is outiaess. Have you any eeourifey to offer.". ;■ "Security]" said the Juggins. "Til sign anything you like, to pay when I come of age." "Yes, that is well," replied Mr Solomona, " but toe security is risky. Sappose that you die, or that you refuse to pay, where, then, will my money be f' * r What satisfied Emauuel ought to satisfy you." """*"" ..-,.,,, " An, well, that is as you say, Bui; bad security means nigh interest, as the Duke of Wellington wisely said," The Juggins, eager to get the money, ex pressed bis willingness to pay, or rather to promise any interest), and baring af&fta bis signature to a document, undertaking, on coming of age, to return the eurat of £3500 for the £ICUO presently received, de parted gleefully with the cheque in bis pocket and reckoning little of the' due; date in the future. ■. < Mr Hoses Solomons, when the door was shut, chuckled, rubbed hla hands together* and muttered in soliloquy, " A good stroke of business—& good stroke." \ Opening a drawer ho drew there* sronx

another letter which he read out tohtof •» _* „ Old Jewry,9thJuly ibbb D«m Mo**,-I am Mndtag to you a™ BM eortomw;wholβworth traaUag well, wZ2** tthe; J«reiM) BW»eate to ran a letter oT SSr duotlon (and he la sun to do bo. fop I n*Jt mefc a moie promlelnß epenathrlltin the •*«£!* 01 my oafeeif) giro him all he wants. WwS a^0 O iXS^h U & SaffiaWUS*. Thtoieafftotoa which you can rely, honoarable enough not to repudiate. Aβ n? jBS^&fftfSLSS* keep Moses SoloMoiie. aj"™" „ P.S.—Of course we share nroflta. rw»n. hesitate about the ietereet. 