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In former days Wallie had wished for a yacht, his own stables, and such luxuries, but noanted a ith far greater intensity than he had desired those extravagances

The all-important question had been whether he could at present afford it, with hislike a belated snowbank Then, while he had been debating, Rufus Reed appeared at such a timely moment that it had seemed providential

Mr Reed, lately arrived fro with his feet on the stove-hearth and so close to the coals that the cabin was strong with the odour of frying rubber, and declaring in', that I have ave up in' as a perfession By acci-dent I discovered that I was peculiarly gifted"

Watching the s as to what ht be the composition of his soles that he could endure so much heat without discomfort, Wallie inquired politely: "In ay, may I ask?"

Mr Reed's tone became impressive: "I am--a water witch"

Wallie looked puzzled

"Soic, but the fact is, I am able to locate water with a forked willer and you can call it anything you want to"

Wallie regarded the worker of miracles with fresh attention His belief in his oas evidently so sincere that even a skeptic could not fail to be impressed by him

He continued: "With ists in the country and found water where they said there wasn't any"

"Will the divining rod tell you how far youfor it?"

"Pretty close to it I count a foot to every bob of the willer"

"In a state like Illinois where there is a great deal of et water anywhere if one went deep enough, but in Wyo rod in Wyo, Mr Reed"

Mr Reed looked somewhat offended and declared with spirit: "I'll tell you what I'll do--I'll round with the willer and if it says we'll get water at a certain depth and we don't strike it, I'll dig till we do, for nothin', if we have to go till we hear the Chinaainsay it

"I got a willer on my saddle and it won't cost nothin' for a deood as got a fine, floell of water"