JANET MEDDLES Bright moonlight sparkled on the snow when Kit left Ashness to post some letters he had written ordering new machines.

He was young, but since he came home Peter had allowed much of the business of the farm to fall into his hands.

Kit's judgment was sound; he had studied modern methods at the agricultural college and was progressive without being rash.

For the most part, his experiments had paid, and Peter sometimes thought the lad's talents were wasted in the quiet dale.

Kit had ability, particularly for management.