424 AN ENGLISH GAMEKEEPER. 



Then Mrs. England went to the mill, and 

 asked if Humphries had had any barley meal 

 there. 



"Oh, yes, ma'am, he has had a lot," said the 

 miller, referring to his book. " Here's two 

 sacks on the 1st, two on the 9th, and two on 

 the i8th, down to you, ma'am." 



te Yes, but is there any meal down to his 

 own account ? " asked Mrs. England. 



The miller looked rather bewildered. " Oh, 

 no, ma'am, he don't have any on his own 

 account." 



61 Does he have any, and pay for it at the 

 time ? " 



" No, ma'am, he only opened the account in 

 your name." On hearing this, Mrs, England 

 returned home, summoned Humphries, and 

 took him to task. He, seeing the game was 

 up, and, fearing that his other irregularities 

 would soon come to light and consign him to 

 prison, sold off his stock, made a bolt of it, 

 and came to me at Stansted. 



