Some of her stories deserving of special mention are: The Capture of Andy Proudfoot (June, 1904, Harper's), In the Strength of the Hills (December, 1905, Metropolitan), The Machinations of Ocoee Gallantine (April, 1906, Century), A Call (August, 1906, Harper's), Scott Bohannon's Bond (May 4, 1907, Collier's), and A Clean Shave (November, 1912, Century).

He was under Dr. Mann's observation in the year 1860, and has recently died, to the great regret of his employer, Mr. Proudfoot, to whom he became a valuable servant.

Janet Maria Vaughan, Mary Proudfoot, Robert Shackleton (E of Enid Starkie) & Geoffrey Wagner (A); 10Feb75; R597099.

After all, I believe the greatest obstructive to improvement is Moy." "Old Mr. Proudfoot's son-in-law?" said Jenny.

"I gave him the opportunity after George Proudfoot's death; but when the choice lay between two memories, one could hardly wonder if he preferred to shield his brother-in-law.

"She is capital fun, though, and a great ally of ours," said Mrs. Duncombe; "and the rooms at Proudfoot Lawn are worth anything!" Other details were fixed, even to the day of Cecil's opening party, which must take place on the first practicable day; but there was none to be found till the Wednesday week, the day before Raymond would return home.

We went through the whole of the old story, to see if there were any hope; and when he found that Tom Vivian was dead, and George Proudfoot too, without a word about him, he seemed to think it hopeless.

He believes that Proudfoot at least, if not Moy, was deeply in debt to Vivian, though not to that extent, and that Vivian probably incited them to 'borrow' from my mother's letter.

Moy I never should have suspected; Archie says he should once have done so as little; but he was a plausible fellow, and would do things on the sly, while all along appearing to old Proudfoot as a mentor to George.

Archie seemed to feel his prosperity the bitterest pill of allreigning like one of the squirearchy at Proudfoot Lawna magistrate forsooth, with his daughter figuring as an heiress.

"Not in your sense, my dear," said Lady Tyrrell, laughing; "but from another level there's a wide gap between the heiress of Proudfoot Lawn and the heir of the training stables.

"Well, the trioMoy, young Proudfoot, and Tom Viviandetained a letter of my mother's, with a cheque in it, and threw the blame of it on Archie Douglas.

He has lived in good report these many years, and I think it is due to him and to old Proudfoot not to spread the report before giving him warning.

" "She's a Proudfoot.

"Say it again, Julius!" "Gadley, on his death-bed, has confessed that Moy and Proudfoot took that money, incited by Tom Vivian.

Mr. Proudfoot, the father, was out of reach; Mrs. Poynsett would continue to think the cheque lost in the post; and Tom Vivian undertook to get it presented for payment through persons who would guard against its being tracked.

But neither of them could be hard on one so stricken and sorrowful, and they did not expect hardness from their mother and cousin, especially so far as old Mr. Proudfoot and his daughter were concerned.

I am sorry for old Proudfoot too," added Julius.

It is not worth while to blast Moy's character, and show poor old Proudfoot what a swindler his son was, just for that.

"I don't like it in the abstract, mother," said Miles; "but you and Frank have not seen the scoundrel in his beaten down state, and, as Archie says, it is hard to blacken the memory of either poor George Proudfoot or Tom Vivian, who have fathers to feel it for them.

" "Poor Tom Vivian's can hardly be made much blacker," said Mrs. Poynsett, "nor are Sir Harry's feelings very acute; but perhaps poor old Proudfoot ought to be spared, and there are considerations as to the Vivian family.

" "And what will your papa say, child?" "I think he will feel a good deal for old Proudfoot," said Jenny.

" "Then it is settled," said Archie; "I will write to Moy, for I suppose he had rather not see me, that I will say nothing about it publicly while Mr. Proudfoot lives, and will not show this confession of his, unless it should be absolutely necessary to my character.

Nor after old Proudfoot's death, will I take any step without notice to him.

Gentlemen, and ladies too, took the remonstrance as a personal offence, and threatened to visit no more at Compton; the electors bade him look to his seat, and held meetings to invite 'Mr. Simmonds Proudfoot,' as he now called himself, to represent them; and the last week, before the races, the roughs mobbed him in Water Lane.