Oh, Richard, Richard! Forgive me! Pray for me." "Hush, dearest! Come, let me lead you in.

I will write.

I will send you news of me once at least, ere I depart.

So--you are calmer, mother!" * * * * * Sir Richard Devine, knight, shipbuilder, naval contractor, and millionaire, was the son of a Harwich boat carpenter.

Early left an orphan with a sister to support, he soon reduced his sole aim in life to the accumulation of money.