e could not question her brother on the subject in
the presence of his secretary. The girl might be very well, but must not
be allowed to know too much.

"If I don't come back, Jemima," said "Cobbler" Horn, as though he had read
his sister's thoughts, "you will know what my will contains soon enough.
If I do--of which I have little doubt--I will tell you all about it
myself."

After dinner, "Cobbler" Horn retired, with his secretary, to the office,
for the purpose of dealing with the letters which had accumulated during
his absence from home. As they proceeded with their work, Miss Owen
learnt that, while her employer was away in America, she was to have
discretionary powers with regard to the whole of the correspondence. With
all her self-confidence, the young secretary was rather staggered by this
announcement; but she could obtain no release from the firm decree.

"You see, I have perfect confidence in you, Miss Owen," explained
"Cobbler" Horn, simply; "and besides, you know very well that, in most
cases, you are better able to decide what to do than I am myself. But, if
there are any of the letters that you would rather not deal with till I
come back, just let them wait."

This matter had been arranged during the first half-hour, in the course of
a dropping conversation, carried on in the pauses of their work. They had
put in a few words here and there in the crannies and crevices of their
business so to speak. In the same manner, "Cobbler" Horn now proceeded to
tell his secretary of his interview with his lawyers, and of the making of
his will.

"The Golden Shoemaker" had already become wonderfully attached to his
young secretary. She had exercised no arts; she had practised no wiles.
She was a sincere, guileless, Christian girl. Shrewd enough she was,
indeed, but utterly incapable of scheming for any manner of selfish or
sordid end. With her divine endowment of good looks and her consecrated
good nature, she could not fail to captivate; and there is small room for
wonder that she had made large inroads upon "Cobbler" Horn's big heart.

The degree to which his engaging young secretary had won the confidence of
"Cobbler" Horn will appear from the fact that he was about to reveal to
her, this afternoon, those particulars with regard to his recently-made
will the communication of which to his sister he had avowedly postponed.
It was not his intention to treat Miss Jemima with disrespect. He felt
that he could fr