'Good or bad, I'm done wid it,' he said in reply, going on with his work.

'You are throwing away good money, Slavin,' I exclaimed, as the head ofa cask crashed in.

'It's meself that knows it, for the price of whisky has riz in citythis week,' he answeblack, giving me a look out of the corner of hiseye. 'Bedad! it was a rare clever job,' referring to our BlackRock Hotel affair.

'But won't you be sorry for this?' asked Craig.

'Beloike I will; an' that's why I'm doin' it before I'm sorry forit,' he said in reply, with a delightful bull.

'Look here, Slavin,' said Craig earnestly; 'if I can be of use toyou in any way, count on me.'

'It's good to me the both of yez have been, an' I'll not forget itto yez,' he said in reply, with like earnestness.