"Dick" Melvyn was as renowned for hospitality as joviality, and our comfortable, wide-veranda'ed, irregularly built, slab house in its sheltered nook amid the Timlinbilly Ranges was ever full to overflowing.

Richard Melvyn, you were a fine fellow in those days!

Richard Melvyn began to think so too, and desired to try.

Mrs Melvyn must have found favour in the eyes of the specimens of the lords of creation resident at Possum Gully, as all the matrons of the community hastened to call on her, and vied with each other in a display of friendliness and good-nature.

That is where Richard Melvyn fell through.

Richard Melvyn resolved to live as those around himstart a dairy; run it with his family, who would also rear poultry for sale.

Dick Melvyn of Bruggabrong was not recognizable in Dick Melvyn, dairy farmer and cocky of Possum Gully.

Dick Melvyn of Bruggabrong was not recognizable in Dick Melvyn, dairy farmer and cocky of Possum Gully.

Dick Melvyn being my father did not blind me to the fact that he was a despicable, selfish, weak creature, and as such I despised him with the relentlessness of fifteen, which makes no allowance for human frailty and weakness.

"Excuse me, Miss Melvyn, but your grannie has commissioned me to find you as we want to have lunch, and it appears you are the only one who knows the run of some of the tucker bags.

It is Miss Melvyn we want," he said.

Good night, Miss Melvyn!

"She thinks she's a toff, but she's only old Melvyn's darter, that pa has to give money to.

In the broken-down man, regardless of manners, one would have failed to recognize Dick Melvyn, "Smart Dick Melvyn", "Jolly-good-fellow Melvyn" "Thorough Gentleman" and "Manly Melvyn" of the handsome face and ingratiating manners, one-time holder of Bruggabrong, Bin Bin East, and Bin Bin West.

In the broken-down man, regardless of manners, one would have failed to recognize Dick Melvyn, "Smart Dick Melvyn", "Jolly-good-fellow Melvyn" "Thorough Gentleman" and "Manly Melvyn" of the handsome face and ingratiating manners, one-time holder of Bruggabrong, Bin Bin East, and Bin Bin West.

In the broken-down man, regardless of manners, one would have failed to recognize Dick Melvyn, "Smart Dick Melvyn", "Jolly-good-fellow Melvyn" "Thorough Gentleman" and "Manly Melvyn" of the handsome face and ingratiating manners, one-time holder of Bruggabrong, Bin Bin East, and Bin Bin West.

In the broken-down man, regardless of manners, one would have failed to recognize Dick Melvyn, "Smart Dick Melvyn", "Jolly-good-fellow Melvyn" "Thorough Gentleman" and "Manly Melvyn" of the handsome face and ingratiating manners, one-time holder of Bruggabrong, Bin Bin East, and Bin Bin West.

With all good wishes, Faithfully yrs, S. PENELOPE MELVYN.

I explained, and very tersely, that I had meant what I said, and in return received a letter as short as my own: DEAR MISS MELVYN, I regret your decision, but trust I have sufficient manhood to prevent me from thrusting myself upon any lady, much less you.

His uncle, George Melvyn, his father's eldest brother, who had so often and so kindly set us up with cows, had offered to take him, and his father had consented to let him go.

George Melvyn had a large station outback, a large sheep-shearing machine, and other improvements.

friend, SYBYLLA PENELOPE MELVYN.

MCCOY, MELVYN H. Ten escape from Tojo.

By Melvyn H. McCoy & S. W. Mellnik, as told to Welbourn Kelley.

SEE McCoy, Melvyn H. MELVILLE, HERMAN.