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THE LEGACY OF CAIN.

PY WILKIN COLLINS, ' Acrilon e THE WOMAN IN WHITE," THE EVIL GENION &, &

Now Plant Published.]

CHAPTER XVII. Mins Jillgall joined us at the dinuar-table, in a state of exeito ouvrying a hook in her Land She addressed herself, with an air of playful ponitanen, to say father,

Fle finished lot latter, and pat the address, and closed the envelope. Then she turned round towards un again

THE LAIDY FRESE, SATURDAY MAY 12TH, 1868.

mischieve to say in bor Isttar, relating to my blast of wind, and enatched the baby away from ther or to me? Was the afraid I night me. This is your dusty temper, she says; saprot this? And had who heon so communion. I declare I'm ashamed of you? And there ale tive for the purpose of leading my euspicions is, with the door locked against ma, washing the astray These were vague guezŝas; but, my as child all over again beralf. Twice I've knnak I mfrit, I could arrive at no cleater view of ed, and asked her to let me in, and can't even what was passing in Ms Jillgall's mind. What got an answer. They do any ther's fauk in ord would not ve given to be able to look over numbers; suppose I try again P Mrs. Molly knocked, and the proverb proved to be true; she her shoulder, without disonvery

got an sover from Miss Jiligall at let: "If you don't be quiet and go away, you shan't have tho bady back at all.". Who could help it?—I burst out laughing. Miss Billyall (ns I sup posed from the tone of her voice) took severe. notice of this set of impropriety. "Who's that latighing she on lod out; give yourself a name." I gave my name. The door was inėt antly thrown open with a bang. Papa's cousin appeared, in a dial ovelled state, with splashes of soap and water all over he? She held the child in ost, and who threw the other arm and my neck. "Dearest Eupce, I have heau long. ing to see you--How do you like Our baby

To the eations story of my introduction to Miss Jillgall, I ought perhaps to add that I have get to be friends with her dlready. I am thơ") friend of anybody who amness me. What will Helena say when she reads thin?

Have yon got a foreign postage stamp, dear Dour cousin, I hope 1 havo novdono wrong. If I could look at nothing else, I was resolved, Holons loft we all by myself. Whon I had to look at her envelope. It was unly necessary fisisheul farming the curtain, I really didn't know to go down to the study, and apply to my father what to da. So I opened all the bedroom dears, I returned with tho frraign stamp, and stuck upstairs, mad looked into the Poems In the big it on the evalupe with my own hand mom with two budowob, I am so ashamed-1 There was nothing to interest me in the found this book. Please look at the first pagaadross, as I ought to have foreseen, if I had My father looked at the title-pare Doctor not been too much excited for he exorcise of a Walls's Hymans Well, Solina, what is there to little common sense. Miss Jillgall's wondertat ta nshame of in this "

frid was only remarkable by her ugly foreign

umu--Mrs. Teatrugo.

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"Oh, no!no! It's the wrong pags. Do look ni the other page--the one that camer first be fare that one."

My patient father tamnod to the blank page. Aha said quietly, my other daughter's pama is written in it the daughter whom yon have not vot seen. Wallp

CHAPTER XVIIL

EURTOR'S DIARY. Ileve I am, writing my history of myself, once more by my own bedside. Some anexpected creats have happened while I have been away, Oan of them is the abennes of my sister.

Miss Jillpáll clasped her hands distractedly. “It's my ignorduce Tru go ishared of Dear Helana has left bams on a visit tonnorthorn town an, forgive me, enlighten me. I don't know by the sasilo. She is staying in the hours of a how to promance your other daughter's name.wister (ous of Papa's friendat, and is occupying Do you all her Deinocos

a position of dignity in which I should certainly The dinner sus getting call. I was provoked lose my heat. The minister and his wife and into saying; No, we don't."

daughters propose to set up a Girls Scripture She had evidently not forgiven. mu for lear-Claus on the plan derised by Tapa; and they are at Jag her by herself.

"Pardon me, Helena, cs, poor helpless people, to know how to begin. when I want information I don't apply to yea Helena bus volunteered to set the thing going. I zit, it were at the fent of your learned Aul tro he is, advising overybody geven. father. "Dear cousin, is it —”

ing everybody, encouraging everybally-ining directions, fluding fault, rewarding_meritməli, dear, let me put it all in one word, and my: thoroughly enjoying horself.

ples"

town, I met one of the doctors. He isa mombor

omnibis.alf way between the railway and the

CHAPTER XIX.

I may be wrong, but fond books surely require an acknowledgment of smo kiad. Is a young- woman guilty of boldness who only follows her impulsos. E slipped my houd into his band. Philip soemod to like it. We rouzet to our conversation.

"Oh, yes, dear---there can.”

"You have been away from home, too," she *If you And seything new to tell us which What is the reason, thén, 2**

Bald. Do I Ren in this solone face some relates to this interosting subject. diroot yent "That my wront tirl, is one of the things astonishing now waiting to eveerower melletter as before-provided you write within a-

Have you found a sworthoat Are you sawuok from tho present time. Aflyward, my that we have got to and out".

gaged to be married p

letters will be received by the English phrsleian The post of this morning brought a lettor I wily put her hand away from ma, and advised whose card I crine Yon will be please to hear Ho bogan: Tell me dear, is Me. Grecedien from my sister. We were to expect her return bar to return to her clair. This perfectly that my professional interests call us to London, by the next day's train. This was good news. harodeas proceeding womed absolutely to frighton at theearliest moment that Ioan spas" There, always sh serious she is to-day P.

dear child, the latter came to an ead. I daresay Ohno 1

Philip and I might stand in need of olever her. When he takes exercise, does be ride ? or Helens's help, and we might be sure of getting "Oh, my dear," she barst out, "anely you are you wonder what Mrs. T. means, when sh

alludes to her professional interests ?" It now. does he walk?".

"Pape always walks."

By simboli???

"Bometimes by himself. Sometimes with me, Do you want to ineet him when he goes out ?"

Yes" Whom hrs in out with mo?" "No. Wien he is out by himself." Was it possible to tall me more plutoly that I was not wanted? I did my best to express in diguation by znalching my hand away from him He was completely taken by surprisus

Basics don't rou understand me?” I was a stupid and as disagreeable as I could possibly be: "No: I dm't!".

"Then let me help you" he said, with a patience which I had sot doserved.

not jealous of me?

There was bat nas posible reply to this; I In writing to Philip, 1 had asked him to let me hear how Fapa and ho had got on at the laughed at it. Is Elanice's lisad turnod? She

list me.. hot L

No I was not wondering about anything. It hurt mic to hear of a strange was exercising her ingenuity in guessing at mysteries in Papa's

But Miss Jillgal was too eagerly bout on sot

I won't my how often I consulted my wateb, Now you laugh," she said, "I begin to life. or how aften I looked out of the windor for anderstand you again; 1 ought to have koown man with a letter in his hand. It will be better that you are superior to joalcung. But, de tall ting forth the merita af hor friend to notice this, to get on at orcs to the scouraging end of it, me, would it be so very wonderful if other girls I now heard that Yrs T.'s marriage had turnɔd when the report of the interview roached me at fount something to envy in my good lack out badly, and that she had been reluced to earn last, Trios, Philip bed attempted to ask for Just think of it. Such a bendsor man, anob Ler own bead. Hor manner of doing this was my hand in marriage-and twice my father had an agreeable man, such a lover man, ach a rich something quite now to me. Ele real about, "deliberately, obstinately" (Philip's own words; man-and, aut the least of his morite, by-the- from one place to apolbar, curing people of all changed the subject. Even this was not all bye, a man who admires Yos. Come! If you As if he was determined to show that Miss Jill won't congratulate se, congratulate yourself on gall s porfestly right, and I perfectly wrong, having a brother-in-law in prospect!" Papa, toivil to Philip ra long who did not talk of Me) Lad asked him to dine with us, and Phi- lip had accepted this invitation.

What were we to think of it? What wore

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Up to that moment I had toca leaning against the back of a garden chair. Something else now got between me and my chair. It stols round | we to do?... When people are interested in some event that may waist it held ma gently-it strengthened its I wrote hack be my dear love (so cruelly used is coming, do they Bad the dull days, passed in hold-it improved my toner-it made me at to to tell him that Tolera was expected to return waiting for it, days which they are not able to understandim. Alloue by what? Only an armilou the next day, and that her opinion would be

Philip went o

of the greatest value to both of me. I post remember when they look back This is my unfortunate case. Night after night, I have "I want to ask your father to do me the great-script. I mentioned the bour at which wa wers gone to bad without so eh as opening nyest of all favours and there is no time to lose. going to the station to meet my sister. Wass journs! Thore was nothing worth wing Everyday, I expect to get a lotter which may say "we," I mean Mies Jillgall a well as

myself. about, nothing that I could recollect, until the recall me to Ireland." postman esmo to-day. I ran down stairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria ou her way to the study. There, among Papa's nsual handial of letters, was a letter for ma

**Doar Miss Eunice, “

ever truly."..

"Yours

My heart sank at this horrid prospect; and ix some mysterious way my head must have felt it too I mean that I found my head resting on bis shoulder. Es wonton

I

We found him waiting for us at the railway. am stisid ho resented Papa's incomproben. síblá resolution not to give him a bearing, Ha was silent and sullen. I could not conest that to see this state of feeling distressed me. He showed how truly he deserved to be loved-ho

Her head was turned. I drow the poor smile attention cetapassierately to what I hat said a moment since.

"Pardon me, daar, for reminding you that have not yet refused to offer my congratulations. I only told you I was waiting."

"For what F"

sorts of painful maladies, by a way she had of rabbing them with her hands. In Belgium was called af Mashouse." When I asked wint this went in English, I was told, "Medical Rubber," and that the faire of Mrs. T.'s wonderful cures had reached some of the modis:] newspapeta published in London.

After listenine (I must say for myssif) very patiently. I was bold, anough to own that my interest la what I had just heard was not quito so plain to mo na I could have wished it to ho

Miss Jillgall looked shoaked at my stupidity. She reminded me that there was a mystery in Mrs Tonbruggen's letters, and a mystery in Papa's strange conduch towards Philip. Pat two and two together, darling," she said; and one of these days, they may mala four."

Waiting, of course, to hear what my father thinks of your wonderfal good luck."

This explanation, offered with the kindest in tontious, produoud another change in my very variable ister. I had extinguished her good spirits. As I might have extfsrnished a light She sat down by me, and sighed in the saddest

If the nwant suything, it meant that tho maner. The heart must be tard indeed which can resist the distress of a person who is dear to reason which made Fans keep Helena's age and as I put my arm round her; she was by coming my age makaown to everybody but bimself, was once more the Eanico whom I so dearly loved.also the reason why he seemed to be so strangely "My poor chill". I said, "dan's distress your nuwilling to let me be Philip's wife. I really self by speaking of it; I understand. Your could not endure to take such a view of it as that,

She shook bar bead. I can't exactly say. father objects to your marrying Mr. Danbogne

She was a kind as ever.

"With all my heart, done But don't deceive and beggel Miss Jillgall te-drop the subject,

yourself-thin shbject will turn up again when

(To be continued)

BLESSING

I discovered mother of Miss JP's puliaritin Her appetite was mormone, and, of our congregation; and be it was who recom- not as pretty as Felona. But this passed in show eagerly was only known to myself when a young man jumped out of a caring father ecusidered Bunkie far ten childish in char- Of Fifo is perfect state of health. To secure this ber ways were grandy. You hoord hoy at her soup: the denged the food on her plate will her ages, bufore she put it into her mouth; and she criticized eur English cookery in the most impalouter, under pretence of asking humbly how it was done. There was, however.

Borny father diellued to wait for his dinner

How ain I to get my opportunity of spanking any longer. Procures it us you like, Selina,

to Mr. Gracedion I mustn't call on him again Here we say Buice-with no scout on the

quate the passages in Philip's letter subs soon as to-morrer or next day. But I might and with the final 'o' senuded: Eu-ai-sac. Int Another event has hipponed, relating to Papa. host deply, Interest me-I am hie dear Misi; a give you some soup.”

It on distressed as that even forgot to think of and he is mine ever truly The other part of mest in out walking alone, if you will tell me begged my pardot, and be became his own sweet

the totter told me that he had been detained in how to do it, A note to my hotel is all I want Ref again directly. I am more determined tai Fəkina, that Papa does that. He only baliavos 31sgall reassed. “Oh, her differit it Philip-for a little while.

Dua't treable, wy sect. yan sza-not pre-arry bit than ever.

Whon the train entered the station, all the very strangely," seas to h! Quite hiyond any poor brains! 1 Traveling by railway (I suppose because I am Lontor, said he lamented it. At the end was a seat at the time, do you soo any objection to w my

"Am I indiscreet, doar, if I ask in what way we least expect it." Looking along tho tenin, I When I delightful ancomment that he was coming to

darringes were fail. shall ark the dear girl love to cell her not prol do it gives to the bead-ache.

What vory strong soup. ln't igat te our station here, I thought it would do mome by the afternoon train. I ran upstairs to seeing to your fathes that I love you !*

I folt his delicata consideration for me-I did went one way, thinking I had sogn Helsan.father's behaviour has surprised yon p

She was quite willing to enlighten me. It rather a waste of meat ? „Give me a little more, more good to walk home than to ride in the clay how I looked in the glass.

My first fooling sugret. Forthe thousandth indeed feel it gratefully. If he only spoke first, Mies ilgail wout the other way, nuder the

suficiently explaiund the strange bolaviour that The prospect before i was exquisitely encourag

прав LEATEST time, I was obliged to nokuowledge that I was how well I should get on with Papa afterwards! same ipression Philip was a little way behind was a simple little story which, to my mind,BUSINESS ANNUUNCEMENTS.

Not soping my sister. I had just turned beak, had puzzled my unfortunate sister. I agreed with Philip in vrything; and I

There could indeed Es no doubt that my me. Philip unndal Papa, some time since, to give up his A cheering reflection occurred

waitet work as a minister and take a long holiday in would not have found, in my sister's fans, what to hear what he would say to me next. Ho prode with him. I was just nous zongh to hear actor, as yet, to pudertake the duties of watri- It strikes at the root of d-sars, improving Digestion

opposite to Philip, and reosgaisu and shook

undeniable foonas LaLover's Pynuzio SALINE.

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aerins to have fatorested him in my face. De.

phocind soxt:

mony. But, with his customary delicacy and by clearing sway obstractions from the Stamach, "I am glad to have want with you," the doctor sides, there is my figure.

"When I have told your father that I love the stranger say, "Look at the girl in one or said. Your sister, I find, is away on n risit; and. The pity of it is that I um so ignorant about

creature! he said, and then checked himself for rel the disagreeable duty of communicating his renovating the Blood, amianting poisonous and 1044 I want to speak to one of yon about your father, same things. If I had been allowed to end you, he will expect me to tell him something ringe." Philip looked. "What a charming dread of cansing distress to others, ha had defer. Liver, Kifneys, and Beweis, and at the same tim

It seemed that he had been observing Papa, iu novels. I might (udging by what Papa said. Can yen guss what it is p

If I had not been confused, perhaps I might fear the young lady should hear in Sas had opinion to Mr. Danboyas. The adveres deci faverish haron. See into Advt.

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porter, and was getting cut Philip politely ed; and he had arranged to inflict disappoint- him to reply to himself. He did it, in words ered his hand to help her. She looked mont, as tenderly as might be, at his owu table, which I shall rerember as long as Ilise.

The charming creature of my sweet-

Considerately leaving Eugio in the enjoyment *earest Bunica, whoa your father has heard

heart's admiration was, to my induite auss of any vain hopes which she may have founded on the event of the dinner-party, I pussed the another bonfession to follow it he will want to ment, Helena herself.

evening until supper time came in the study; know if You love me. Afgangel, will my hope CHAPTER XXI.

with my fathar. be your hopes too, when I answer bina

What there was in this to take my heart beat so violently that I felt as if I was being stidel, is more than I can tell. He leaned so close to me, so tenderly, so delight.ully close, that our faces nearly touched. He whispered "Say you love me, in a kiss!?

ze fraperary composation for this.. We had less of har talk while she was eating her dinner.

Willa fan removal of the sluth, Lo reasvered of view. Ha dit aut onceal from we that he had Buty of my own attractions; I might even have the use of her tongue; and she hit on the draw conclusions which made him feel uneasy understood what Philip really thought of me. quite unexpectedly set subject of all others which proves to be the sorast "It may be anxiety," he said, "or it may be over- Howosor, my mind Prial to my father's pationen.

work. In either case, your father is in a state of at ease on the subject of my figure. The many confession, he will suspect that there is " And bow, dear consin, let us talk Jornerous demngement, which is likely to load toner in which it happened was so amusing-at olher daughter, our absins Busere. I do so long serions results unless he takes the advice that I least amusing to me that I cannot resist

gure him when he last-consulted me. Thera must mentioning it.

se her. When is she coming Look ?"

In a few days morn."

No.

him'; he won't listen to me.

CHAPTER XI.

*Well-but tail me ane thing. Am I right. I searched bare, there and everywhere, and copy other peoples' writing. Two of the nagis came back to me, I cannot remember now.

How long a time passed before my composure

about the terins ?"

"You are wrong."

Miss Jillgll's demanetantive lands flew up into the air again, and expressed the climax of astonishment by quivering over her end. This is positively wardening," she declared. What does it menu P7

Take my advice, cousin. Don't attempt to

fed oat what it marans."

he was writing to his father in Ireland, and say

---

way.

know what!

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Our talk was mainly devoted to the worthy be no wore besitation about it. Be careful not My sister and I are forbillan to read bows.

The day of my roturn marks an osasiam which people with whom I had been staying, and whose How glad I am! And, de toll me—which is to irritate him but remember that he must reat papers as well as novels. But the teachers af sha Your oldest girl or your youngest ?"

I am not likely to forgat Hours bave passed how schools I had helped to found. Not a word You and your stater have some influence over the Girl's Scripture Class are too old to be

sines I came home and my agitation still for was anid relating to my sister, or to Mr. Uan "Neither the one nor the other, Selina."

troated in this way. When the morning less

bids the thought of repose. As I sit at my desk barns. Poor father looked so sadly weary and ill "Ok, say bond my head! This is oven worse. Poor dear Papa: A did see a change in bin for were over, one of them was reading the news-

I see Eunice in bel steeping peacefully, except that I ventured, after what the deator had said to India, than the accent on the and the final atac worse though I had only been away for so papar to the other, in the capty school roon; Stop! I am cleverer than I thought I was. You short a fine.

being in the passsgo outside, putting on my His lips touched my lips, pressed them, dwelt To what end has my sister béu advare of scono to an overworked man. Oh, duar me when she is murmuring enjoyment in some happy. Eunice, to hint at the ralas of rest and change" mean that the girls are twins. Are they both When I put my arms round his neck, and kissed | olvak.

2 on them-oh, how can I tell of it! Some ning Windfold, and (who knows drugging me

he frowned, and wared the subjent away from so exactly like ouch other that I shan't know him, he tarbed pale, and then flushed up. ind- Į It was a report of an application made to the enchantment of feeling rar deliciously through with her, since that disastrens visit to on- friends bin impatiently with a was pale hand.. which is which ? What fun!"

denly: the tears came into bist eyes.. Oh, it was magistrates by the lady of his warehip the and through me. I forgot way cwn self; I only in London ? Strange that there should be a After supper, I made an unpleasant discovery. When the subject of our res was nelcokily lard to follow the doctor's advice, and pot to any Mayor." Hearing this, I stopped to listen behaaw of one person in the world. He was mastoraron of superstition in ing nature: Strange Not having completely finished the unpacking started at Mrs. Staroley's, I had shipped out of too; bat. I susreaded in controlling myself. I eat lady of his worship (what funny way of des of my lips, he was nienter of my heart. When the difficulty easily by naming the charter on his knee, and made him tell me all that I have cribing à tua's wife) is reported to be a little he whispered. Kies me, I kissed him. What that I should fal fear of something-I hardly of Use eldest sister sxemple of ready test written here about Helens. This led to our talk too fond of notoriety, and to like hearing the moment it was! faintness stele over me; I which may dear stupid Enuies doser understanding next of the new lady, who is to live with us sound of her own voice on public occasions. But felt as if I was going to die some oxquisite death; torical reading) with the expression: A chain What had become of them? It was a fine moon-TE GABAT BLOOD PREFIER AND RESTORED,

I have met somewhere (perhaps in my bisan hour I returned, and foil the room empty." In my father's presence, it is needless to say nas member of the family. I began to feel less this is only my writing: I had better get back I laid myself book away front him I was not of crents Was? at the beginning of the chain, light night: I stopped into the back drawing. that I kept wilence and left it to bim. I was uneasy at the prospect of being introduced to this to the report. In her wariss to the magis able to speak. There was no need for it; my when I entered the railway carriage on my jete room, and Isoked out of the intox. There sorry to be obliged to do this. Owing to his stranger, when I hoard that she was Papa's trates the Mayores stated that she had seen a thoughts and his thoughts were on he knew

they were, walking arm in arm with their heads ney home? and state of heulil, he is easily irritated-ospectusin. And when he mentioned her name, and disgusting photograph in the chop wieder 2fa that I was quite overcome he saw that he must ally be inquisitive strangers.

saw how it amod mo, his poor wuru fave stationer, fately established in the town. She leave ne tu recover myself alone. I pointed in Among the other passengers there was a young close together, deep in. talk. With my know "I must leave you," be answered, without brightened into a smile. Go and find her. be desired to bring this person within rauch of the the shrubbery gate. We took one long last look gentloan, boompanied by a lady who proved to leage of Miss Jillgall. I call this a bad sign.

Ba his sister. They were both wall-bret people. An old thought luna just come to me. I wonder taking the slightest notion of what Miss Filiuild, and introduce yourself. I want to hear, law. But to have all his copies of the hatches at each other for that day; the trees hid him; The brother evidently admired me, and did his what might have happened, if I had been visit had said to him. "My work is waiting for "Eunice, if you and toy cousin are likely to get photograph destroyed. The asher of the court I was left by myadf.

Bho stopped him on his way to the door. vu wall together."

best to apake himself agrosable. Time passed ing at Mrs. Staveley's, instead of Eunice, and it was thereupon sent to purchrow the photograph:" "Can't I help you?"

The servants told me that Miss Jillgall was in-On secand thenghts. I profer going. Ick to

quickly in pleasant talk, and my vanity was M. Dunbayou had sese me first. fattured--and that was all. the garden.

my own writing again; it is as uninteresting to

My fellow travellers were going on to Landon I When the tradu reached our station, the youngou failed to Fod her, The place was so quist, it trutes wore doing justice. They looked at the looked so deliciously pure and bright after smoky photograph-and what did it represent? The seemed as if I was waiting through some interval lady sent her brother to buy some fruit, which

CHAPTER XIII dreary London, that I sat down at the farther famors staine called the Venus de Medici! One of my life that was a mystery to myself. I was she saw in the window of the refreshment roon.

BUNICE'S DIARY. end of the garden, and let my mind take me bank of the magistrates took this discovery Indigoutout to wait, and feel the light evening air in The first man whom he encountered on the plat to Philip What was he doing at that moment, houtly. He was shocked at the gross ignorence the gorden wafting happines over me, And all form as one of his friends, to whom he said

Isaid so to Miss Jillgoll, and I say it again while I was thinking of him? Perhape he was in which could call the classic idcol of beauty and this had come from a kiss! I can call the time something which I failed to hear. When I ord. Nothing will induce me to think it of the county of Sther young ladies, who drew all grace a disgusting work. The other one made to mind, when I used to wonder why people handed my travelling bag and my wraps to the Helena.

porter, and showed myself at the carriage door, his thoughts away to themselves? Or perhaps polite allowances. He thanght the lady was made such a fuss abort. kising

My sister is a good deal lived, and a little out I had son indebted to Maria for my first taste I heard the friend say: What a charming area of temper after the railway journey. This is uch to be pitied; she was evidently the inno He left the room. Miss JhIgallappended to me. ing something kindly and prettily about me? cent victim of a nogiested education. Hrs of Paradise. I was recaled by Marin to the ture!" Having nothing to coneral in a journaletly what happened to me, when I went to Bold in Rattice 2.4. pool, and ia cause, sortaining I inuituted any futherwise brevity of expression: Or perbape ho was looking forward, as anxiously Mayor left the crust in a rage, tolling the world that I had been accustomed to live in the which I mean to protect for the futurs by a lock, London. I attribots her refussi to lot me read wix fiuina the quints. 118, cank-sufficigut a affect a "Sorry to disappoint yon, Seline; 3 know nofas I du, to our meeting next week,

justices the knew where to get law. I shalt world that was beginning to fade away in my I may own that the stranger's personal appear her journal, after she had real mine, entirely to permanent ourcing chasest majority of lang atazii at more about it thân you do Come astuira.” I have had my plans, and I have changed my oxpost Venus," she said, "to the Lord Chancey already. She had been sent to the ange strook ma, and that what I felt this time the disagreeable consequenose of travelling by a BT ALL CHEMISTS and PATENT MEEL

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All this happened in one moment. In the child, your sister's diory is full of abans of pour me." hampured the joke: "Dearest Sulinai them sen you at the ten table.” really know what my father's notice was for hent delightful to mate my confession to that stationer's window.

moment that followed, I founil myself in Funica's keep a diary of your own, and fill it with abuso NE ROX OF CLARKEN BAI PILLS this extraordinary mystification ? that my sister | first and best and dearost of friends; but my There I found our two teachers, absorbed in Papa and Miss Jillgali were sitting together arme. That odious person, Miss Jillgall, insisted of my sister." This seemed to be a drill saving is warranted to miss all discharges from the Urinary

And than I was cut the time.

But it don't look particularly Organs, in either ser acquired or constitutional), and IInd splnitted to be robber, as it were, of xeting with the doctor spoilt it all. After the photograph; having got to the shop first by talking, when I opened the door. They left off on embracing me next. our own ages, and had not insisted or dissevar what he had end to mno, I discovered a risk. If I short cut. They seemed to think I laut taken when they saw me; and I supposed, quite cor- soions of an indescribable feeling of surprise amming, now it is written down. We had Gravel, and Pains in the Back Guaranteed free from tus which of as hind come into the world first ? ventured to tell Papa that my heart was set on as liberty when I joined them. We are here,"rectly as it turned out, that i had been one of Eunice presented the distinguished locking gen-ginger wine at supper, to celebrats Helens's and Pubert Medicine Vendors throughout the Word.

Mercury. Bio Beze, 4 td. ccah, by all Chemist that our friends had not put an end to tie young gentleman who was a stranger to him, they were careful to explain, to get a lecsun in the Enhjects in their course of conversation teman to me as a friend of her's-Mr. Philip stura. Although I only drank one glass, I Proprietate TITS TIN:OUS, AND NEDLAND COUNTIES sort of thing by comparing as personally could 1 be sure that he would recoire my con the ideal of beauty and grace." There was quite My poor father seemned to be sadly anxious and Dantoys.

"I had the honour of meeting your sister," he daremy ll may have got into my head. and discovering which was the hier sister by fession favourably? There was a okavce that it little crowd of towns le collected before the out of sorts. Mies Jillgal, if I had been in this

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A investigation of our faces? To all this reight irritate him and the fault would then window. Some of them giggled; and some of humour to enjoy it, weld have been more amas-said, "in London, at Mr. Staveley's house." He plied. First, that I did certainly expent her the ice of doing what I had been warned to avoid them wondered whether it was taken from the ing than ever. One of her fanny little eyes went on to speak waily and gresfully of the light tempted to into the garden, there was an boliera shatter I might my secadly, that it might be fate in every way, to wait till life. For my own part, gratitude to Venus persisted in winking it ; and is heavy foet journey I had taken, and of his friend he and end of car jakes. We had something to talk renowned for nearly a centory, surpasses all others what she was pleased to call the mystification Philip raid his visit, and hs and Papa had been impels as to own that she affected a great in had something to say to my foc. under the bean my follow travelier; and ho attended us to about which still dwells disagreeably on my had begun when we were both children; that introduced to each other and charmed with each provement in the state of my mind. She en- table, which meant a great deal perhaps, but the railway omnibus before he took his leave. I mind.

Miss Jillgall bogan it observed that Eunioo bad something to say to habit hud made it familiar to us in the course of other, Could Holoan herself have arrived at a couraged me. If that stampy to orentaro which only succeeded in hurting reo.

If I trust you, desrest Enneéos, with my own By father left us; and Miss Jillgait explained him confidentially, before they parted. This was years; and, above all, that we were too food of wiser conclusion? I declare I felt proud of my with de waist, and oh, such unverfatu laga|——— nar good father to ask for expiuntions which ova discretion.

represented the ideal of bounty and grace, I haul barself.

another example of my sister's childish character, pravion: santota, shall I never, never, never.lirere uf mro awlpeozliar! sgrance, and boing registered we knew by expirience would distress kim; In this enjoyable frame of mind, I was disreason indeed to be antiated with my own figure, I know, dearest Eurote that we have only she is instantly fauxiliar with new sequaintanoss to repert it p

I told my good little friend that sho might thirdly, hul frinde did try to discover, by tuched by a woman's voice. The tone wasntone and to think it quite possible that my sweet bez muguriated for a day or two, and that if she happens to like them. I au intrated serie depend on me, provided her secrets did no liskan pornozal sozuminating, which was the elder sister, of distress, and the words reached my ears from heart's favourable opinion of me was so-311 pught not perhaps to love expected you to con amasen cut from hearing bow she had contrived to any person whom I loved. and differed perpetually in thair sauclusions, the end of the garden: "Please, Vízs, let me ia." bestowed..

fde in mu se soon. Can I tenst you not to betray to establish confidential relations with a highly-

She clasped her hands and looked up at the alse that we had aard varselves by trying the A shrubbery murks the limit of our little bit of I was at the bedroom window when the time me if I set an example of confidence! Ah, I see cultivated man like Mr. Dunborne But, while on. I osa only suppose that her sentiments same experiment before our locking chees, and i plasare ground. On the other side of it, there is approached for Philip's arrival.

I can trust you! And, my dear, I do so enjoy Missillgall was with us it was just as woll to that Eunice thought Holean was the oldest, and cottage standing on the edge of the common. Quite it the far end of the road, 1 discovered tell ug secrets to a friend. Husb! Your father, keep within the limits of comrasaplace conversa-erpowered her. She said, very prattly, tirat an exceptionally fine perfame for the handker hief,

her heart and my heart beat together in heavenly Helmy thought Eunice was the sidest fourthly The most good-natured woman in the world has him. He was on toot; he walked like a King, your racellent father, has been talking to me tion

Before we got out of the mambus I had, harmony. It is needless to add that this satis (and ally that the Reverni Mr. Gencer's here.. She leant Indra-married to a stupid. Not that I over saw a King, but I have my ideal. about young Mr. Danboyte." cousin kan betler drop the subject, unless she young fellow med Molly, and blestita a plump Ab, what a smile be cavs nie, when I made him

She provokingly stopped there. Centreated ever, observed one ondesirable result of my bind me.

Miss Jillgall's generous confidence in my dis- was bent on making her presence in the house on baby as sweet tempered as herself. Thinking it look up by waving my handkerchief out of the ber to go on. Sus invited me to sit on her Rence from home. Eunice and Miss Jillgall erdnes blu tothe Roverend Mr. Gracedion himself. Wkely that the pitecus voice which had disturbed window ask for Papa," I whispered as he knee. I went to whisper," she said. It was the latter having, no doubt, dusly flattered the cation was, I am afraid, not rewarded as it Trade Mark--A "White Enao" on a Golden Lyre."

I write it with a sense of humiliation. Miss me might be the voice of Mrs. Molly, I was ascended the house.steps.

too ridiculon but I did it. Miss Jillgall's former appeared to have taken a strong liking ought to have been. I found her tiresome at

first. Jillgall listed attentively to al! I had to say astonished to hear her appealing to anybody The next thing to do was to wait, us patiestly whisper tale we serious NEWH and then trok me completely by surprise.

She gooks of an excel out friend (a lady), who Tuis perhaps to me F) tulet her in." So I posed as Ecoald, to be erat for downstairs. Maria cme "The minister has some reason, Ennevas, for Two oriont-circonstancy-also-caught my str inquisitivo, meld lime, restless, impudent woman drough the abrebbery, wondering whether the to me in a state of excitement. Oh, Mies, wint disapproving of Mr. Daubyne, but, mind this, I tention. I saw change to, what I call self-hud helped her, at the time, bastion prive for little fortune, by raising a subscription privately suddenly transformed herself into set gate had been locked during my absence in Lon- a handsome young gentleman, and how beauti.on't think he has a bad opinion of the young assertion, in my sister's manner; something to pay the expanses of her return to England model of amiability and decorum. She you.. No; it was as easy to oper as ever. fully dressed! Is be" Instead of fishing man bimeolt He is going to rotura Mr. Dan seemed to have raised her in her own estimation. maid she agreed with me, and was auch ged The Bottage door was not closed.

what she had to say, she looked at me with a sly boyne's call. Oh, I do so hate formality, I really Then, again, Miss Jillgall was not like ber Her friend's name-not vary attractive to Bug for my good advice!

I saw our amiable laundress in the passage, ou amile. I looked at her with a sly smile. We can't go on talking of Mr. Dunboyne Tell me cestomary Reit.. Blie had delightful tents of shears was Mrs. Tenbruggen; they had first A stopid young woman, in my plant, and her karus, trying to open an inner door which were seatainly a couple of fools. Bat, dear me, his Liftistizu nume Ab, what a noble sama silence; and when Eunice asked how I liked become acquainted under interesting sirouheight, 5 feet 2 inches; width 2 feet 4 inches, hase discovered that this was not Patural, sed seemed to be locked. She had her ays at the toy- how happy sometimes a fool can be!

How long to be useful to him! Tomorrow, Ms. Dauboyne, she listened to my reply with an stances Miss Jillall happened to mention In Waluat case, carvou, and polished.

that my father was her only Tving relative; and The instrument bas Six Octaves of Keys. that Miss Jiligall was presenting herself to as bola; and, once again, she called out: "Please, | My enjoyment of that delightful time was my dear, after the one o'clock dinner, your Papa appearance of interest in her ugly inda, whibit turned out that Mrs. Tenbruggen was familiar. Bealo, Siz Sots of Reads, Fifteen Stops, Tis., in disguise to reach some secret end of her own. Mias, let me in." I waited to see if the door checked when I went into thy drawing mom. will call on Fhilip at his hotel. I hope he won't was quite s new revelation in my experience of with his name, and reverenced his fame as a Diapascu, Melodin. Vials, Dalost, Principal, I am not a stupid young women; I ought to would be eponed--nothing happened. I waited I had expected to see Papa's face made boau: be out, just at the wrong time.”

my father's cousin.

Cello, Creme us, here had at my wrvice penetration anongh to again, to hear if some person inside would answer tiful by his winning smile. He was not only I resolved to prevent that vainaky seniflent, by These little decororios (atter what I had preacher. When be had gonerously received bia Celeste, Flute D'Amour, see through and through cousin Sedina. Well! -nobody spoks. But somebody, or seroathing serious; be actually seemed to be ill at ease when writing to Philip It Miss Jilgali. would have already observed at the railway station) ought poor heiploes cousin under his own mot, Misa Fugle Horn Forte, Ver Hanano,

Jillgall's gratitude and sense of duty impelled Coupler, Bourdea. Podal, Manual to Fetals, cousin Selina was an impenetrable mystery to me. made a sound of splashing water on the other he looked at me. At the same time, I saw allowed it, I should have begun my letter at once. perhaps to have prepared me for what was to come her to write, and tall Mrs. Tenbruggen how Grand Gegar, Fost Pedol. Swell Foot Pedal

The one thing to be doon way to watch her. I alle of the door.

nothing to make us conclude that Philip hud But she Lad more to gay and she was stronger when my sister and I were in our room. But happy she was as a member of our family.

Foot Blow Pedals, Blow Handle. Padals- was at least sly enough to tako up a book, and I showed myself, and asked what was the prodused an unfavourable impression. The tenth than T-wus, and stili kapt me on her knee.

Ennio, whether she moant to do it or not,

Let me confera that I began to bistem more pretend to be reading it. How omtemptibla Katter.

in, we were all three on our best behaviour, and "T1 all looks bright enough so far, doesn't it, buffled my eastomary penetration. She looked She looked round the rooms, and discovered

we stowel it. Philip had brought with him a

dear sister? Will you let me be your third as if she had plenty of news to tell me with attentively when the sarrative reached this L.Set 30 Notes Iodal Reads, 16 fact Pitch. er pretty writing-table, a present to my father

letter from Mrs. Staveley, introducing him to sistor I do go love you. Funeece. Thank you! somo obetacle in the way of doing it, which point.

"I deow a little picture of our domestic circle any morning between the hours of 10 A.M. from the congregation, when he left his lat

Papa. We spoke of the Staveleys, of the weather, thank you! But the gloomy side of the pieturo appeared to amass instead of annoying her. If

Hongkong, 6th April, 1888.

1698 circuit After a little consideration, she sai

of the Cathedral-and then there seemed to be is to some vert. The minister no 1 now Is there is cue thing more than another that I hate, here. Miss Jillwall said, describing her latter down to write a letter.

nothing more left to talk about:

your aleter I must call him Papa; it makes me it is being puzzled. I asked at onse if anything and I mentioned the mystery in which Mr. In the silence that followed--what a dreadful feel so young again! Well: (hen, Pape has asked romarkable had happened during Eunice visit Gracedian conceals the ages of you two dear girls. Mra Tenbraggen-shall we shorten her thing silence je !-lapa wae sent for to see some ue to be your compation whenever you go out to Lorden body who had called on business. Fie made his * Ernoves in too young and too attractive to be. She smiled mischievously. "I have got a dongly name, and call her . T. Very well- excuses in his sweatest manner, but still serious y. walking ahent this great town in Helous'a ab licions surprise for you, my dear, and I do sors. T. is a remarkably clever women, and I The very person I had been trying to find! I When hand Philip had shake hands would hence) by herself. That was how he put it. enjoy prelonging it. Tell me, Halans, what did looked for interesting results, if she would give

leave us together P. No he waited. Four Thilip Blyly enough, if cas may say so of no good a mes you propose we shombt both do, when we found her option of the mysterious

mentioned to my letter had no choice but to take leave of me. Fupa And he used your sister (didn't he?) as a kind of ourselves at home again P then went out by the door that led into his study, exonse. I wish your sister was as nice as you My memory was at fault. Eusica's good By this time, I was all eagerness to hear more. "Only a few friends, Heleua, but those few

and I was lofi uloge.

are. However, the point is, why am I to be your spirits became absolutely boisterous, She slled "Has she written to you?" I asked.

Miss Jillgall looked at me affectionately, and worthy to be loved P My own cass exustly: The poor woman still pointed to the door; Can any words say how wretched I felt

companion? Because, dear child, you and your out "Ontoh and tossed her journal into my Is your father told you of my troubles P. Áb, "I'm beginning to doubt, Miss, whether it is Ihed hoped so much fron, that first meeting young gentleman are not to make appointments hands, across the whole length of the room. took the reply out of her pocket. I um gled of that. It epares my the ad, my baby.

and where were my hopes now PA profos vish and to meet each other alone. Oh, yes that's "We were to read each other's diarios," she said words: Your botter, dear Salina, especially in

"Listen, Euneese, and you shall hear bor own neneasity of rotfassing what I here suffered. Nanseuse, Mrs. Molly. If it isn't yours, that I had never been bra was finding its way it. Your father is gna willing to returnThere is mine to begin with." Ok, how gead my friends, my few friends, were whose baby can it be

into my mind, when the door of the room was opened | Philip's call; be proposes (18 a matter of civility Innocent of any sospicion of the true state of trusts no by what if ways shout the eco Mise do me in that fail little Belgian town! One of Miss Jillgall's."

softly, from the side of the passago, Marin, denr to Mira Staveley) to ack Philip to dinner; but, fair, I began the reading of Baslow's fournal. Gracedious. Look, dear she underlines the them was a pleascut acquaintance, re more. But Her puzzled face made this singular reply. Maris, the best friend I have, propel in. She mark my words, he doesn't mean to let Philip If I had not men the familiar handwriting, word Two Why, I can't explain. Can you? she had suffered, too. A. vile hajband who had more funny still. The splashing of water on whispered." Go into the garden, Miss, and you love you for his wife,"

nothing would bare induced me to believe that Ab. I thought vot. Well, let us get back to the deceived and deserted her. Oh, the men! When the other side of the door began again. What will find somebody there who is dying to see you. I jumped off her lap; it was horrible to hear girl brought up in a pious household, the wall. letior. My accomplished friend continues in she heard of the loss of my Biile fortunes, that is is all the baby, Miss. Areek ago, she I squosed her hand; I neked if she had tried the

doing now I said.

Mind you let him out by the shraubery gate"hes. 61. I said, "ets you be right about it beloved daughter of one of the most distingished three sympathetic.words noble creature got up a subscription for inn "Wading

Miss Jillyall up too. men in the Wesleyan ministry, could have written I can understand the surprise which you have and went round burself to collot. Think of came in bore, one morning: very pleasant and ukrabbery gate with a swollenet of her own way of all jumped into she has forcine at shameless, record of passions unisnow to folt at lue strange course taken by, their father, A LODGE wil be hell-je-FREEMASONS what I owe to her! I am a wroteled letter.bind. I most own, She found me, putting on "Hundreds of times, Miss.”*

signs with her hands. On this cossion she lad ng ladies in repeotablo English life. What is a means of sensealing the difference which writer. Other women enjoy it; I bath it. But the baby's things. She says, "What a cherub!" ought I to let another day pass without writing which I took-as a compliment. She says I garden? Oh, there is uo ond to objections! Per below her threat, and "mysteriously shook her was more than I felt myself equal to decide MyWhen you mentioned the Wesleyan minister, 1/10th instant, at 3.80 for 9 P., precisely. Was it wrong for me to go to Philip in the both bands on the upper part of her dress, just to say, what to do, when I had elised, the Book1hers-mist be in the ages of these young ladies. HALL, Zetland Street, on WEDNESDAY, the

...“ When dom the post go out ?” she asked.

I mentioned the hour; and she began her letto Before she could bave written more than the fint two or thera fines, she turned round on her Boat, and began talking to mu,

"Do you like writing letters, my dear?" "You but then I have not many letter to write."

Mr. Molly looked at we helplessly. She mid: Miss Eunice, it's the baby.'

**What has the baby dre ?" I inquired.

Mr Mally get on her feet, and whispered in my ear: "You know he's a flus child ?"

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Well, Miss, he's bewitched a lady." What lady Miss Jillgali."

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The laundress pointed dolefully to the looked door: "In thore."

"Ana Thero is your body."

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By Order, Mr. Molly, I've taken a fancy to your boy "O1, Eunice, your father doesn't like me!". made my temper hotter than ever.

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ISAAC HUGHES, It was not to be denied that Miss Jigall had baby," she sayı, and I mean to make myself" Thom were his first words. In justice 'to Imean to marry Philip," I said,

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