Barbara remembered it,
and it was this that she thought was in Susan's mind when she asked
her to take a spoon.

"Indeed, miss," said Betty, when she found Barbara in a passion upon
her return from the cottage, "indeed I wonder you set your foot within
the door. Your own papa has been at the Abbey all morning, and you can
hear all you wish to know from him."

Barbara at once ran to her father's parlor, but saw at a glance that
he was in no mood to answer questions. Instead of leaving him alone,
she did all in her power to find out why he had been at the Abbey, and
what he had seen and heard there. And when she found that her father
would tell her nothing, she ran back to her maid, saying, "Papa is so
cross! I cannot put up with him."

V

SUSAN'S PET LAMB

It is true that Attorney Case was not in a happy mood. His visit to
the Abbey had made him feel sure that Sir Arthur and he would not
agree about the treatment of the farmers who lived on the estate. One
matter they had talked about was Sir Arthur's wish to enlarge his
grounds and make a drive round them. A map of the estate lay upon the
table and they looked at it together.

"Ah! but I see this new road for the drive would run through Farmer
Price's garden," said Sir Arthur. "That would never do."

"It need not trouble you," said Attorney Case, "you may do as you like
with Price's land."

"How so?" asked Sir Arthur. "His lease will not be out for ten years,
I believe."

"True, that would have been the case had there not been a mistake in
it. I have the lease and can show you." The heartless man then went on
to explain to Sir Arthur what the mistake was.

Sir Arthur remained silent.

"Oh! I see," said the Attorney. "You do not wish to annoy Farmer
Price. But just put the matter into my hands and I will manage it for
you."

"You seem to forget that to take the farm out of this poor man's hands
would be to ruin him," replied Sir Arthur, quietly.

"Indeed," said the wicked Attorney, "indeed I should be sorry for
that, if it were not that Farmer Price is such an unruly, stubborn
man."

"An unruly man, is he? If that be so, the sooner he leaves the place
the better. When you go home, you will be good enough to send me the
lease that I may, for myself, see the mistake."

Attorney Case got up to go. But before he went, he thought he must try
to find out if Sir Arthur was going to employ him to look after the
estate, that is, if he was to be the