"Curious!" murmured Mrs. Belswin: "that is the second coincidence to-day."
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
BETTER LEAVE WELL ALONE.
"When things to outward view are smooth,
'Tis wisest to disturb them not.
Restrain the prying eye of youth
When things to outward view are smooth;
For should ye seek to learn the truth
Much evil may by chance be wrought.
When things to outward view are smooth,
'Tis wisest to disturb them not."
When he entered the room Archie looked very pleased, and a trifle excited, which happy demeanour was noticed at once by Mrs. Belswin.
"Good news?" she asked, as he greeted her, and walked over to Kaituna with the eager step of an expectant lover.
"Very good news," he replied gaily, "the best of news. Toby is going out to Australia to look after your fortune, Kaituna."
"My fortune," echoed Kaituna, faintly, raising her eyes to his bright face. "I'm afraid my fortune is a myth."
"Not at all! Not at all!" replied Maxwell, kissing her pale cheek. "Your fortune at present is not in the clouds, but in the earth; and when The Pole Star Company find that rich lode they are now looking for, you will be a female Crœsus."
"I hope so, for your sake."