132 LUCY AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

that she was free; and they both went up the
bank as fast as they could go.

‘*'We got some good by trying to help George
off, didn’t we ?” said Lucy, when they were get-
ting into the wagon.

“Yes,” said Comfort.

“Tt’s very lucky, I think,” said Lucy, ‘ that
wwe went to get the slab for George.”

“No,” said Comfort ; “it was unlucky, accord-
ing to the old rule.”

‘“‘ What is the old rule?” asked Lucy.

“Why, that itis unlucky to take pay for doing
a kindness.”

As they drove down to come upon the bridge,
Lucy observed a young man coming along over
the bridge, from the other side. Comfort stopped
talking, and did not say any thing more until they
had passed him. He smiled when he met them,
and bowed to Comfort. Comfort nodded to him
in return.

““Who was that, Comfort?” said Lucy, when
they got by. .

“That is Mr. Jameson,” said Comfort. ‘I
would not have had him know we got caught
down there on the rocks for half a dollar.”