pping and tinkling went on
as a portion of the superfluous water fell splashing back into the
depths.

As Wrench uttered a grunt and proceeded to fill the water-can he had
brought and a couple of jugs, he turned slightly and saw that the shadow
cast into the cool, moist-smelling interior was that of the two boys.

"Morning, gentlemen," he said. "What do you think of this for weather?"

"Lovely," cried Glyn. "Why, Wrench, you beat the blackbirds."

"Oh, nonsense, sir! I have often tried; but I can't get their nice
soft, sweet notes."

"No; but your whistle is of a different kind.--It's beautiful; isn't it,
Singh?"

"Yes; it's just like those minas that we have got at home.--Give me a
glass of water."

"Haven't got a glass, sir, only a mug. Here, I'll run and fetch you
one."

"No, no," cried Singh, and taking up the mug he held it to be filled and
then drank heartily, Glyn following his example.

"Beautiful clear water, young gentlemen, isn't it?" said the man. "The
Doctor says it will make you strong, and there's iron enough in it to do
any man good. I should like to have a well like that in my place when I
start for myself. I should put out bills about it and call it mineral
water, same as the Doctor says this is."

"How deep is the well really?"

"Just a hundred foot, sir."

"How do you know? You haven't measured it."

"Well, I measured the rope, sir. When the Doctor bought a new one for
it, just a year ago, he let me fit it on instead of getting the
workpeople in. That cost nothing, and the men would have made a regular
job of it."

"But I meant the water. How deep is the water itself?"

"Oh, the water, sir. That gets to be about twenty or thirty feet in the
winter-time; but in the summer it gets very low--in the dry time, you
know. I don't suppose there's above six or eight feet in now."

"But I say," cried Glyn, "set up for yourself? Why, you're not going to
start a school?"

"School, sir?" said the man, laughing. "'Tain't likely! No, sir; me
and somebody--never you mind who--is going to be married one of these
days, when we have saved up enough, and we are going to take a house at
the seaside and let lodgings to visitors who come down for their health.
Why, a well of water like that would be the making of us."

"Oh!" cried Glyn, with his eyes twinkling. "You with your somebody and
your never mind who! Why, I have found you out, Wrenchy. I know who
the lady is."

"Lady sh