A few years after these occurrences Mr. Hill received an appointment
in Montreal.

Bennett and he sometimes meet in the street, but give no signs of
recognition. The old man is still living, seldom going beyond the
portals of his son's house and passing most of his time in moody
meditation on the past. Let us hope that a heartfelt repentance may
in some measure atone for his past weaknesses.




CHAPTER X.


A Blighted Life.

Amongst the many orthodox business men of Montreal, none were more
highly esteemed than Mr. Rogers, Manager of the ---- Bank. He was
what is generally considered a shrewd business man, methodical and
precise in all his relations, whether commercial, domestic or
ecclesiastical. I say ecclesiastical, because the worthy gentleman
was one of the pillars of the church, having held the office of Elder
for several years. Mr. Rogers had several children, most of whom he
trained in the way in which they should go, but Jack, his eldest son,
was incorrigible, and resisted all attempts to keep him under control.
On Sunday mornings the family were usually marshalled in the
dining-room, and marched off to church, but Master Jack frequently
put in an excuse,--he had a bad cold, or a sprained ankle, or some
other ailment which precluded the possibility of his attending. No