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It would do no harm to let the water witch make his test, Wallie decided, so he followed sheepishly in the wake of Rufus and hisas he walked over the greater part of the one hundred and sixty acres

"'Tain't nowise plentiful," the latter ad of thehe kept his eyes fixed upon it "But if it's here I' nothing, Wallie was not disappointed

At the top of a draw some hundred and fifty yards from the cabin Rufus suddenly halted

"I felt somethin'," he said, hopefully

"Where?" Wallie asked, interested

"In oin' to bob!" Excitedly "You watch and count along of me"

Thebobbed unmistakably

"Sixty-eight!" They finished together

"I told you!" Rufus cried, triuht here is where you'll strike it" His tone was as positive as if he saw it flowing beneath the surface

Impressed in spite of himself, Wallie endeavoured to be conservative

"Could it have been your subconscious ht out in the open I'll stake o after it"

"It's rather far fro is like whiskey, you have to take it where you can get it and not be particular"

It was a temptation, and the cost at three dollars a foot was not excessive Wallie pondered it and said finally: "You will agree in writing to dig without reet water if you do not strike it at sixty-eight feet?"

"An iron-clad contract will suit yours truly," Mr Reed declared, e two men to work the h'ist and empty the bucket Of course you'd aim to board us?"

"Why, yes, I can," Wallie said a little uncertainly He had not thought of that feature, but he realized it would be necessary

He had figured that with strict econoh to last hihtserious probably

So the contract was drawn up and signed and Rufus departed, eer to see his well started that he could hardly wait until the following Monday

In the interim he dreamed of his well of cold, pure water, and every time he made use of his "toe-holts" he told himself that that inconvenience would soon be eliminated He meant to have a windmill as soon as he could afford it, for whatever else the country ht lack there was no dearth of wind for motive power