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THE MAN IN POSSESSION. 1g CHAPTER IL. THE SUBSTITUTE. ‘WHat am I to do with him at all, Miss Kate?” asked Biddy ruefully, as she met her young mistress upstairs. ‘‘] don't know, Biddy,” said the girl. ‘‘I suppose he'll stay till the money’s paid. I really can’t say what the law is. It’s a matter of £20, I believe, and we havn't got five even to tide us over Christmas.” ‘‘Shure ‘tis a shame at this time o’ year when it’s paice and goodwill that is mint to be in ivery blessed household—and a dirty ould vagabond like that setting himself down in my kitchen; and tis expecting vittals and beer he ‘ll be, not to mention bed and lodgings. Ah, the saints presarve us, Miss Kate, but it’s your father, now, is the foolish man |! What could he be laving his taxes unpaid for? Shure tis aisy enough to manage butcher and baker and sich-like, but the Quane—(God rest her sowl) she's mighty particlar that she gets Aer income all right and safe, and so I’ve been telling the masther, iver since this house was took. Talk of locality! Shure locality is all very well, but when you've to pay rint COMicloe (Sri C(O)