6o MISS BADSWORTH, M.F.H. 



Charles Badsworth walked up and down the room just as 

 his brother would have done. 



There is only one thing to be done," he replied. *' You 

 must fulfil the conditions somehow. You are good, you 

 know, at woman's rights, and woman's emancipation, and 

 what not ; now's your time. It's a big job, but with your 

 business habits, which I presume you possess, you ought to 

 have much in your favour. After all, you will only have to 

 do what plenty of men because they can get across country 

 think they can do provided they can get enough money — 

 hunt hounds." Then after one more turn, '' Poor Hugo must 

 have been as mad as blazes ". 



*' But, Charles, he wasn't. I've been thinking it over and 

 I'll tell you what occurred." 



Miss Badsworth described her brother's visit to town and 

 the conversation which took place after dinner. 



" Hugo always scoffed at what he called my fads, and I 

 confess on that occasion his remarks irritated me, for the 

 worst of it was a great deal that he said had a foundation of 

 truth. I recollect he told me that women failed in business 

 matters" (Charles gave a short grunt of assent), ''and I 

 replied that men made a great fuss over everything and 

 called it business." 



"There's what you call a foundation of truth in that too," 

 Charles said. 



'* At all events, poor Hugo got rather hot over it, and said 

 if I had one of his day's work to do I should know what 

 work was, or something to that effect. I remarked that if I 

 had it to do I should probably manage it, and he replied 

 * Would you ? ' We parted good friends, for he said he 

 should go to the club before we quarrelled." 



" Hum," Charles Badsworth grunted, pausing in his walk. 

 " There was nothing in that for him to alter his Will about, 

 and place in jeopardy the working of his whole estate. The 

 date is so recent he can hardly have made another." 



" All the papers have been looked over, and a complete 

 search made," Jack Morgan said. " The country lawyer 



