d. Then out upon the verandah he heard the remarkable story. It
was Betty who told it, while David and the captain sat smoking near by.
He was shown the letter as well, the cause of all the excitement.
Jasper read it over several times, and then stepping over to David he
grasped his hand.

"Allow me to congratulate you, sir," he began. "Such good luck does
not come to many in this country. I am so thankful that your plans are
to be carried out after all."

"And they are to consult me, and carry out my every wish," David
replied. "It is so stated there," and he pointed to the letter.

The enthusiasm of the old man was so intense and childlike that Jasper
had not the heart to say one word that would in any way dampen his joy.
To him, however, the whole thing was a great puzzle. Was it a joke, he
wondered, which some people were playing upon this simple-minded man?
A company was mentioned, but its name was not given. And further, why
should any company be willing to pay five thousand dollars for David's
idea, which was not new? It had been successfully carried out in other
localities. Surely a concern which was able to make such a liberal
offer must have full and accurate knowledge about hydro-electric plants
and what they had accomplished in the past. And why should David be
made Honorary President of the company? Was Robert Westcote, the
stranger, the cause of it all? He had not heard from him since the day
of their visit to Mrs. Bean's, and but for the cheque which he had
received he would have been inclined to consider the whole thing as a
hoax.

Jasper kept his thoughts, however, to himself, and sat for some time on
the verandah taking but little part in the conversation. Betty and the
captain did most of the talking, while David sat near with a happy
expression upon his face.

"When are you thinking of starting housekeeping on your own account?"
the captain enquired. "You'll be so mighty important now that you
won't want to stay with us any longer."

"Don't you worry, Captain," Betty laughingly replied. "We're not going
to leave you just yet. You see, we haven't any house to go to, and it
will take the rest of the summer to make arrangements."

When Jasper left the Haven he walked slowly down the road toward the
post office thinking over carefully all that he had just heard. Every
day he had been expecting news from Mr. Westcote, giving information as
to what was expected of him. Hitherto he