Esq.,
late Cashier; a gentleman peculiarly well-fitted for the position to
which he has been elevated. Harvey Weems, the first Teller, takes the
place of Cashier. A better selection, it would be impossible to make.
From the beginning, the affairs of this Bank have been managed with
great prudence, and it is justly regarded as one of the soundest in the
State."

"My dear friend," said the grateful Judge, grasping the hand of
Wallingford, who called his attention to this notice, "what a world of
responsibility you have helped me to cast from my shoulders! I am to-day
a happier man than I have been for years. The new President is welcome
to all the honor his higher position may reflect upon him."

"The next work in order," remarked the Judge's clear-headed, resolute
friend, "is to withdraw your investments from the cotton mills. That
will be a slower and more difficult operation; but it must be done, even
at a sacrifice. Better have fifty thousand dollars in solid real estate,
than a hundred thousand in that concern."

And so this further disentanglement was commenced.

Winter having passed away, Mr. Dewey saw it expedient to retire from the
Allen House. By this time nothing more was heard of his Italian Villa.
He had something else to occupy his thoughts. As there was no house
to be rented in S----, that in any way corresponded with his ideas, he
stored his furniture, and took board at the new hotel which had lately
been erected.

Mr. Wallingford now made preparations for removing to the old mansion,
which was still the handsomest place, by all odds, in our town.

One day, early in the summer, I received a note from Mr. Wallingford,
asking me to call around at Ivy Cottage in the evening. At the bottom
of the note, was a pencilled line from his wife to Constance, asking the
pleasure of seeing her also. We went after tea.

"Come with me to the library, Doctor!" said my excellent friend, soon
after our arrival. "I want to have a little talk with you."

So we left the ladies and retired to the library.

"My business with you to-night," said he, as we seated ourselves, facing
each other, on opposite sides of the library-table, "is to get at some
adjustment of affairs between us, as touching your executorship of the
Allen estate. I have asked two or three times for your bills against the
estate, but you have always put me off. Mr. Wilkinson, on the contrary,
rendered an account for services, which has been allowed and