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 CHAPTER XI.

THE DISPOSAL OF THE PARCEL.

In that little word "Ah!" were expressed hope, relief, eagerness, and gratitude. The name was that of a well-known financier; one who had the power of dispensing good or ill to hundreds of other men. It could not forebode ill to the master of this insignificant home, since he was no debtor to it; therefore it must denote some blessing. A situation, the chance to earn a living for these precious ones whom his failure and his honesty had impoverished. For the first time, at the relief of this fancy, tears leaped to the bright, clear eyes of this new Joseph Smith, and unconsciously, it seemed, he clasped his wife's thin waist with his strong arm.

"Cheer for us, Kitty, girl. Doubtless this other Joseph Smith needs an accountant and