•• You find your own canvases?" said the man, sharply,

" Of course."

11 You had better sign them— not your own name, of course ; besides a lady's name wouldn't do. Sign them— cr — let me see, our last man signed himself Montague White ; suppose you call yourself Matthew — no, Mark Black ; no, perhaps Black would hardly do just after White. SSacy — cr — Barrett — Mark Barrett. Don't forcet, and bring 'era in next week; forty-eight shillings, and find your own canvases."

"You want more than one, then? It is hardly the thing to do the same subject twice."

The man looked horrified at such unbusi nesslike ideas.
"It's a dozen I'm ordering, just for 9 sample — forty-eight shillings a dozen, and if I like them, you'll have to do dozens and dozens, all alike." •• Oh 1"

A howl in the passage. " It's only the children," explained Jack.
••Are there some children ?"

•' Six of üb, and father and mother. I say, tbink you might have left ' Mark Barrett ' alone. Perhaps you would if you knew everything."

"I am very sorry — very sorry indeed ! I did not know all 'this, you see 1 Of courae, I cannot possibly let yonr Bister go on using my name ; but if you tell me all, perhaps I can help you a little."

But Janet came back into the room very gTave and sa-1. Mark's heart smote him painfully. He vowed he wouldn't lose Bight of this poor family. Janet apologised humbly for the mistake Bhe had made, and how sorry her father was to hear of it, and he would like to see Mr. Barrett for a few minutes.
