A conference was held during the afternoon, Dr Crawford being told as much as was essential.  It was arranged that Mrs. Crawford should have an allowance of four hundred dollars for herself and Peter if she would leave the house quietly, and never again annoy her husband.  Mr. Cook offered to take Peter, but the latter preferred to remain with his mother.  A private arrangement was made by which Dr. Crawford made up to Mr. Cook one-half of the sum stolen from him by his wife, and through the influence of Ashcroft, employment was found for him.  He is no longer a tramp, but a man held in respect, and moderately prosperous.

Carl is still in the employ of Mr. Jennings, and his father has removed to Milford, where he and his son can live together.  Next September, on his twenty-first birthday, Carl will be admitted to a junior partnership in the business, his father furnishing the necessary capital.  Carl’s stepmother is in Chicago, and her allowance is paid to her quarterly through a Chicago bank.  She has considerable trouble with Peter, who has become less submissive as he grows older, and is unwilling to settle down to steady work.  His prospects do not look very bright.

Mr. Jennings and Hannah are as much attached as ever to Carl, and it is quite likely the manufacturer will make him his heir.  Happy in the society of his son, Dr. Crawford is likely to live to a good old age, in spite of his weakness and tendency to heart disease, for happiness is a great aid to longevity.