Wages are high on the prairie, are they not ?" George assented, and Herbert continued: "Then a good deal would depend on the man in charge.

Apart from the question of his honesty, he would have to take a thorough interest in the farm." "He would have to think of nothing else, and be willing to work from sunrise until dark," said George.

"Successful farming means determined effort in western Canada." "Could you put your hands upon a suitable person ?" "I'm very doubtful.

You don't often meet with a man of the kind we need in search of an engagement at a strictly moderate salary." "Then it looks as if we must sell out now for enough to provide Sylvia with a pittance." "That," George said firmly, "is not to be thought of!" There was a short silence while he pondered, for his legacy had not proved an unmixed blessing.

At first he had found idleness irksome, but by degrees he had grown accustomed to it.