in the robbery of the branch bank at Carnaby several
years ago. For this crime, you were tried by jury and sentenced to a
term of five years imprisonment. You served the full term of this
sentence at the penitentiary at Ukalla.

The whole matter has been carefully gone into by me and I find that
Brenchfield's statements are borne out by every point in the case and
that you were convicted on purely circumstantial evidence, although
this evidence was of a most damning nature.

The Government can accept no responsibility for the mistake of your
incarceration on account of the fact that you could have cleared
yourself at the time had you chosen to do so, instead of which you
aided and abetted the escape of the real criminal.

I have much pleasure, however, in advising you that your conviction
has been quashed; your name has been struck out entirely from the
criminal records of the Province and from the books of Ukalla
Penitentiary.

We have known for some time of your residence in Vernock and have
watched with interest your splendid business achievements.

Your obedient servant,

J. GALBRAITH SAMUELS,

Attorney General.

Phil was still in his chair with the letter in his hand, dreaming and
wondering at the strange cycle about which every human being turns,
when Jim,--wayward, devil-may-care Jim--came in, with a grin on his
face and his hat set jauntily over one side of his head. He sat down
at his own desk, turned over a few papers impatiently, then started to
dream also. Suddenly he threw the papers aside and commenced to walk
the office floor, going to the door every once in a while and looking
up the street in the direction of the Railway Station.

From the door he shouted suddenly:--

"Say, Phil!--I'm going up the length of the Station Hotel to see a man
about a dog. I'll be back shortly." And he hurried off.

In fifteen minutes he returned, and he tried hard to settle down to
the dictation of a few letters, but he was a dismal failure in his
attempt, for he sighed and remarked to the stenographer: "Oh, pshaw!
I'm on the blink for work to-day. Cancel that! I'll give you the
remainder to-morrow."

He went over to the window and gazed out into the street.

Phil picked up the letter he had received and went over to Jim with
it, intending to let him read it. He clapped Jim on the back, making
the latter jump.

"Wake up, Jim! What's go