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 his four.footed iayosile. He out into inc yard, where he found snabnnes, and he had his misgig- ings.

 s.lVhat are you doing here, sir!s

 "Waiting for you, sirn replied Smallbones, humbly

 And the dog?s said VansyPerken, observing the strewed fragments of the door hatch

 "lIe's a-bitlen himself out; sir believe"

 "And where is he, then?'

 "I don't know, sir; suppose he's gone down to the boat"

 Snareyyow hearing his masters voice, had com menced whine, and Smallbones trembled fortunate Iy, at that moment, the widows ample form appeared at the back door of the house, and she called to Mir. Vanslyperlzen. The widows voice drowned the whine of the dog, and his master did not heari At the sum- mons, Vanslyperken but half convinced, but not daring 10 show any interest about the animal in the presence of his mistress, returned to the parlor, and very the dog forgotten

 But as the orgies i'll the Lust Haus increased so did it become more necessary for the widow to make re- quen visits there; not only to supply her customers but 10 restrain them by her presence; and the eye- ming away, did the absences of the widow be- come more frequent. This Yanslyperken well knewy and he therefore always pressed his suit ln the alte noon, and as soon as Ii was dark returned on board. Smallbones, who watched al the back door the ments of his master perceived that he rexng his sword-belt his shoulder, and he knew this to be the signal for departure. It was quite dark he therefore hastened to the outhouse, and dragged out Snarleyyow Tn the bag, swung hlm over hs shoulder, and walked out of the yard door, proceeded to the nal in front of the widows house, looked round him, could perceive nobody, and then dragged the bag with its contents to the edge of tho canal, and launched :n.e the stassant water below just Mir Nansynef ken who had bdden adieu 10 the widow, came out Of the house. There heavy splash--and silence Had such been heard the shores of the Bosphorus such night, 1t would have told some tale of unhap- py love and husbands vengeance; but at Amsterdam il was nothing more than the drowning of a "Who's there--.is it Smabones!'' said Mr. Yansy- perken.

 s.Yes, sr,o said Smabones, with alarm .sWhat was that noise heard!n '.Noise, sir! Oh, l kicked paving-sLone into the canal''

 "And don't you know there is heavy fine for that, you scoundrell And pray where the bread bags!o 1.-The bread bags, sir! Oh, Mir. Short took them to tic up vegetables in them' "Mr. Short Oh, very well, sir Come along, sir, and throwing stones into the canal; why you might have killed somebody--there Is boat down there now, hear the people talking. And MT. Van syperken hastened to his boat which was waiting for him, anxious to ascertain if Snarleyyow, as he fully pected, in it. But to his grief and disappointment, he not there, and Mr. Yanslyperken the stern sheets III pleasant humor, thinking whether il was not paying-stone which Smabones had thrown into the canal, and resolving that if the dog did ap pear Smallbones should be keehauled. There was, however, one more chance, the dog might have been taken on board

 To be Continued.