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 ^fij^Affi^ •ith M,** the )«?'**"« •' '«6iia art P« medloaiTl Mont api^" diphthn where CHAPTER I. -f St. Etfaelmln'la, In i^^V^oi the whte-haired ver- »»• Ifirtb looi^'Dg at, acaerdlng ^â- ?'"f, todications of red c-rpet K:ii*^[ ^od anetlnted lengths of *^ut»rie euggeetlve ef a nd Bruseels laoe, and r»:Jf* '"°brlde8m»W" en suite, of U f"^, »od all the oonventienal I'^/thro^remony when it oonoami "•^fo-VvUeged" upper ten." i" "« the promUed excitement, "^.u.'rfd- ft somewhat nnrnly CiSthe guardiana of the i "^2 »nd a more orderly and ptttii â-  ^^JTjIv fininif"*^« naveâ€" where K'l^We dropping Inbytwoe kf» oancentrate â€" ,oqM naturally .!! flashed verger ooonpation nrtbe rows of seata neareit fee *^- l»i for the wedding gaeKs. aV ever-inoreaaiDg crowd ef ""^Terflowed Into the chanoeL " otefflber snn streamed threngh ?y.3i»ntled » li»li«'"i!^^'the oooarionT Bat the warm sre ifectantj. V the year greatest wr omployed â- ny oooaiioa ^h can prep Ibnrned, p,^ food fremi pan usmlly i"'" way th^ Moh cannot 1 ' as heme lU meani of oeJ well t« ha] pwayi en ha lepperat in a j |a wooden o| Ms aolntira FftI gslloni form. !380n cter hat ja â- ympathizi whatever gaed e/.thi ed 9n hli at an ideal ^n iniidioail] h!a horte le back te h( et nndenttu J Week ef Pi K^- tember snn sweame r ^i^Nmsntled windows and flood â- *'J^ with golden light. Lfitted the occarion. E if'f°Ti-,dim sombrenesa, doe to ^tracary, stained glaaa, and the r'^iref the High Chnrch altar. i'^tfdlV wast fine old ohnrch, '°'«o churches oomblaed-the '"l ,n atoient abbey ohapal dedl r'leialnt whose name It bore, form- J't^dthe larger, of later date, feCthe wider chancel the two be- K^'^j by double rows of arohea in j*^ ibna It happened that the altar I .ere in great measure hidden from rl efthe ohftDcal save the centre. K the wedding guests therefore who rtted tethe chancel oonseled them 'VtHelr less advantageous position â-  that they commanded the door of fjiiai proceislon arrive, aa they would (JrtS.»3e It depart ^^ l«i the full season at St. babaatiana; f 75„wd which gathered and whlsper- lieohnrohwas more curiona than in lor tue wedding was among the and the greater part of the ^e're "visitors" too. There was Jiently neither hereditary allegianoe hncBil lympathy amongst the onlook- iMtonly the cDrnmon human interest tnukei "the whole world kin " in aueh iug»F marriage festivala and aelemn nupuied en, and the large old church l-edtfl oveifljwing. By-andby the arimongit the rows of girla in pretty ,1( ceitnmes, and the whispered talk jaiiid hitherto beguiled the waltingme- ki, g»ve place to an expectant huah, [sjjhwbioh the ticking of the clock In i^wer above otnld be heard distinctly tiecsnd te lecond. The verger grew litl; reitlett he wandered to and from jjeiincel itep3, whence a view of the en- g deer oeuld be obtained, returning kajime with a face devoid ef all exprea- to the tantallsirg disappointment of yievheae statienary position In the nave ethem dependent upon his ebaerva- ia hande the be returned b| ttetmer to le died witi tifnl puaei nio, iilit the 1( }]y might 19 good ma riae aa to ti as ef thehei interatkl org ai ueoti. im ts Ea'C] sent him tJ I prelenic probable tt iged. medlaal nach for » iring the Bok, In t) one in wi patient condition I g whatever 1 e heart, or sketch fn natare. ofi id, and th« I eJerated abienoe «| B ef oenti M enfe«hl ing exh» et every ' D for n»' Disdiosl jjeasant rents i" jomeniA"' I. [sbe ey- ot ' .foryo"'*^ lUfflber pl [.rre* ,y,fort of the 1 torso*: rps. «t,»o^ pie i;luta iahit rustle, a aort of thrill, goBmnnicated from the chancel to the jiri, uid every head was bent eagerly tnidi the itepi. The first arrival had m placaâ€" not a very Important arrival Inlsbly bnt it was a relief to have aeme- rngto leok at, and it was a very pretty â- mnethirg." everybody agreed. Twe la- is, II mnoh alike as two ladies could poa- illy be, twins apparently, young and fair, tcbtmhig toilets of pale pink and pale ut, came ihyly up the able, colouring \jjiA\j ai they oame, aud considerably dia- noeited at finding themselves the cyne m if all eyes. The verger, quite revived itliiriEg semething te do, ushered them* ilD (rent teats, and they sat, nestling ahy- J together, with drooped heads, like a pair djmtle deves, whilst the little atir anbsid- liiad the ticking of the big clock waa aud- iltigiin through the silence. Anether tiitterâ€" another arrival. This tit it wi a tall ttitely lady in violet vel- 'it, who oame calling up the church on the in of a little gentleman with a small beu- :3(tln hit button hole. These were quickly iiiloved by a stout clergyman, conducting â-  ciuEtleokiDg lady In gray silk. Next a iUErenaly developed dowager in drab satin Ki point laoe pasted, with her attendant aviller; and then a whole cluster of bril- 'lut hattery forms congregated for a me- i(£t In the entrance perch, and spread ipvt np the chancel, te group themaelvea igiii b the nave and make it bloom like a arifrr.; of many hued flowera. Alter this thera was enough of fashien and *(«g»noe to gaze upon, fer the reserved aea^'a ^ed rapidly, and the shew waa aa rich and '^•â- ;rcr.. at Madame Elite and West-end ^eti oeuld make it. The gloom ef the ajdoTed nave waa relieved by the dainty «!«n of pale "moonlight blue," with 'very' and "peacock gretn," and delicate '"•my pink, and the deep ahadowa were Jwmed with fair faces and sparkling eyea. i*x the ipace ef twenty minutea er more ueweddbg guests chatted together la lew »»M, and with a gaiety scarcely In accord Whthelr lurroundfags. Then the great «xk leunded the half hour and, jaat aa «• Seep atrekes fell, the bridegroom walk- «np the church. He wu well able te bear the ordeal ef In- .rt'^.!' «»'itlnlzlug eyea. He waa a man „7* ^^ years old, ef splendid fipore, hiv^/* °l®ti'e« »Woh were parfeet 1 !r^°*~* "»" 0* tJ»e world an4 ef aod- L« 'l'"?^' " w**fa **»• kind of expert- rj? »hlch, whiUt it had given him the J^a grace which all women adore, had ^Mi youth a long way behind. Ha waa nJiv ""• *«0' Hia amooth dark faoe 4uk « ?^ ^y a full menatache. and hia aJ*?" •*'*®d out from under a heavy *^«»f eyebrows. â€" " ' ssW ick* Hb month waa firm ^apretsed. He filled hia trying roU im •8»oemwith oonanmmate graoeand htt.?!f ?°^^ '°Mt Imagine he had been UdTh. tu " ««"B married," ene yrang •ay la the oempany remarked. Sit u.«!'ir*"'***» n»»gnIfloent figme 1" ^emblage voted. " A oharmiaglnld*- Thare waa one however who dlaaoatad from thia verdfet. «""»•«» " What a herrld-leoking man T'iba yaoiw lady who had already aprken aaidin a lew voice te her oampanlenâ€" a gentleman. " Horrid I" be echoed, in the aame tone " Why, no I Now he ia what I aheuld oali a fine looking fellowâ€" a handaeme fellew aven." "Oh, handaoinel Yes, perhapaâ€" in a way. A beaute de diable," ahe whbpered back. " Are yon not aeverely criticalâ€" fet the ecoasion toe?" he retorted. " I am sorry fer the girl who la coing to marry that man," the young lady pronounced emphatically, and, aa it seemed, nnreaaen- ably, " She may not be a girl ahe may be a womanâ€" «r a widow," the gentleman sns- geated. " We ahaU aeen tee, ' Nat very aeon though. The wedding had been fixed far half paat eleven the bride- groom had been pnpctuallty itaelf' bnt the minutea paaaed, and the bride did not ap- pear. Twenty-five minntea to twelve, twenty minutea, eighteen, aevanteen 1 The great dock aeemed to beat ent each awlftly- ancoeedlng aecend with a- aert ef aladge- hammer deteimUwtion in the performanoe of a disagreeable duty. The little atir attendant npen ttie bride- groom's entranoe had anbafdod he liad greeted hIa frienda, and he waa atanding now in hb place at the olianoal atepa the huah ef expectation had fallen agam npen the waiting crowd â€" a deeper, more anxiena huah than before. The lituatien waa grow- ing oritioal. The vergsr loeked at hu watoh â€" othera looked at their watohea. The wed- ding guests lifted their eyebrowa and ahoek their heada at one anether the bridegroom knitted hia handaeme forehead and pulled demanatratively at hia menstaohe. The church clock chimed tlie three quart- era, aeeming to pause en eau)h atroke, aa If to impreaa Ita warning mere aelemnly. The excitement wai breathleas new every head waa turned towards the entrance, every heutbeat with a quickened throb. The bridegroom grew pale â€" " livid," the young lady-oritic called it â€" and the verger haggard with anxiety aa he aaw hia golden fee hang- ing in the balance. And atUI the pnlse of the fateful clock throbbed en â€" twelve min- utes to twelve, ten, eight â€" another atroke er twe, and there would be na wedding that morning. " The bride b ef my opinion,*' whbpered the yeung lady triumphantly. " Hush " breathed ner companion, lifting hb hand, with his eyes fixed on the poroli. At the same moment the diaphanous cloud of bridesmaida, which had been hov- ering there all through those anxiena mo- menta, awayed and opened, and the bride'a motherâ€" the herald ef the bride â€" appeared, and paaaed up tiie church with aa hurried a atep aa her statelineaa permitted. !uien, after an instant's pause, the bride heraeif eppeared, and an admiring murmur passed through the aaaembly. S!ie waa an ideal bride â€" ao young, ae fair, ao downcaat, 80 pale â€" ^too pale perhapa for the wh.te cheek aeen through the floating tulle veil waa whiter than the soft satin of the wed- ding robe. She waa more like a beautiful statue tnan a living, breathing woman aa she came forward, moving in a aort of me- chanical obedience to the guidance of her escortâ€" a young trother apparently and only the shining gold ef her hair gave any relief of colour ts the lovely picture. Too fair bevy of attendants closed In after her and flattered np tiie able amid the aelemn alienee ef thebyatandera. Tne yeung lady-critic held her breath aa the aweet vlaien paaaed her, followed by the leng train of maldena then, aa the laat fl sating white robe dlaappeared under the archway into the nave, ahe atepped qalokly ontatthe opened doer, and never atepped until ahe had reached the ohnrohyard gatea. '0h, Leonard! 'ahe cried then te her companion, who, acouatemed te her rapid and ecoontric movements, had dutifully followed her ao far. " Oh, Leonard, I can- not look on at it I It b a tragedy ' Leonard ahrugged hb aheuldera. • Why " he said. " Bccauae the bride- groom baa dark eyebrowa and the bride b pale? I thought it waa the orthodox thing for a bride to be pale." " Do you call that the paleneta of a happy bride? It b the deadly chlU of deapair," ahe replied. "I am snre of it. And the motherâ€" â€" " „ " A handaeme well-proBerved Britiah ma- tron â€" a lepreaentative mother, performing her firstdnty in lifeâ€" marrying her daughter and aviog It gracefully, in a very becoming gown of geldcelered aatln. My dear Cyn- thia, what myatery can even your lively imagination finid in such a very unexception-' able and respectable person " " She looked like a woman who waa com- mitting a crime," declared Cynthb, ae aeri- eualy that Leonard Uughed outright-" like Lady Macbeth. She ia forcing that poor girl into a marriage ahe hatea. It b a aao- rifice." "A aert of Indian anttee in fact," aald Leonard. " Be comforted, Cynthia theae are rot the daya when young women- even aa young aa thia oneâ€" are dragged te the altar againat their will." " I dent know. There b a aert of moral coercion even In theae timeaâ€" a demeatio preaanre which la aa peweriul aa brute force,' Cynthia anawered, walking en quick- ly In her exoltement. " And that mother leeka aa If ahe would be a difficult person for ayenng girl to Faalat." •i ifflaâ€"ahe b aolid," Leonard oonoeded, walking by hb oenain'a aideâ€" fer ahe waa hb •a ahe continued to hurry for- '^•D^'t' laugh, Leenard," OynthU en- treated. " Yen will aea that I am right, if ever we hear the atery." "Whiohweare net Ukely to do," said Leonard. " Are y*« ««i»?J" •»«^y/" •• added, aa they reswAed the deer ef their *** Yea, I aat'tbad, attdâ€" faint. Are yon " Net yet. I think," he aaawered. "I dudl hrvfaUreU on the baaoh firat "-Uft- ing hb hat aa ahe went fa. ^. %at he did net take the tnmfag te the i^.j. Alter a memenf a healUtiM^ he i^kad bMk aleng the rMid he had joat travened, until he reaohed the chanOi gatea again. « I may M wen aae «• md ol K," he «B»- teal. M if apabgWif to UoMalle **al- Sm|^ weddfaga an B^ n«oh fa my Una." And he entered ttie epaa deor ai i^e phnreb once mere. At veaawB memaBt a lady waa r""irg tbrengh tt* ohnrohyardâ€" which waa a thorenghfareâ€" walkfag alewly with the Ibt- leae atop which betekeaed either iU health er heart- wearineea. She glaaoed at the open deer. Peihapa she waa tired. «nd needed reat perhapa a wedding had Ita at- traction for her aa fer the reat. She heal- tated for a moment, and then she entered quietly behind Leonard Hope, and slipped into the one nnecoupied seat en the bepch â€" the^aeat which had just been Cynthia'aâ€" before which |he young man was atanding. The wadding party was net of oourae vb- ible from thia point pielmbly the namea were at that moment being signed fa the vestry, for the crowd in the ohnroh waa brealdng np quietly, and evidently prepar- ing to move eutai'le. In another moment the " Weddfag Mardi " pealed forth, the mstle of ailk and Uoe penetrated te the end ef the ohnrch, and the bridegroom led the bride down the aiale. She waa not pale new the rioheat oar- mfaebomteneither oheek, and bier raiaed eyea, feverbhiy brilliant, loeked atraight before her witti a atrafaed nnaeeing gue, aa if ahe liad braoed herself te a anpreme ef- fort and dared net tumte ttie right erto the left leat her.oourago dienld break down. Tne bridegroom did not look tewarda her, bnt held her tightly on his arm aa he atep- ped quickly towarda the doer andthe pal- ler of anxiety had given plaoe to a slew of triumphant aatiaf action, natural and oeoem- ing enough in a bridei^room, aa the apeotatora agreed. Leonard Hope, at all eventa, liad no fa- tereat to nare for thb aeoendary peraonage in the weddbg drama hia eyea were fixed npen the bride, aa ahe oame nearer, aad hb gaze waa unoonaoloualy so fatent aa te be al- moat Indboreet. Parhapa fa the brlde- gro«m'a altered mien he read aomething of the tragedy whioh hb oenam Cynthia pre- feaaed te have disoemed ' perhaps her orit- lolam had reuaed hb fatereet and hb cnrioa- ity fa apite ef himaelf. However that might be, hia eyea followed the laat gleam ef golden hair aa it vanbhed In the ahadow of the poroh and then he atepped baok out of the crowd of brideaihalda, by whom he anddenly found himaelf anrronnded, with an involuntary algh, for ^hich he wonld have been much puzzled to account. The algh waa echoed fafatly at hb aide. A figure, a weman'a, awayed for an inatwit, and then aank anddenly and allently fa a dead faint at hb feet. CHAPTER n. " It waa the heat, airâ€" that'a what it waa. Yon aee it's a warm mombg, and the ohnroh waa ae over-fu'l o' folka," the old verger waa aaymg aa he handed Leenard Hope a glaaa of water fa the veatiy. " It waa the heat â€" yea, the heat. Iâ€" I am aorry to have given yon all thb trouble," echoed a aweet voioe, apeakfag with an ao- cant which waa not altogether Euslbh. The apaaker aat up fa the Vicara oarved- oak chair and pushed back a thick maaa ef dark hair, which had fallen over her fore- head, and which waa In atartlfag oontrast to Ita pure whiteneas. She raiaed a pair of large pathetic dark eyea to Laonard'a face. "Imuatgo " ahe murmured, tryfag te riae. " I am afraid yon are hardly atreng enough yet. Will you not rest a little longer ' the young man returned gently. « I oan goâ€" I mhat go,' ahe repeated hur- riedly, aucceedfag thb time fa riafag te her feet, and tryfag te faaten her l eo aened rib- bena with luuida that trembled nervanaly. Bat ahe had overrated her atrength and aa ahe ateed, ahe waa oempelled te olfag te the table fer auppert. Aa abe did ao her eye fell en the open regbter, wet atUI with ue fak which had jut written the algnatnrea. "Perolval Danvera, bachelor aad Eve Pelamafae, apinater." The old verger'a glanoe feUowed the di- rection ef hern. " We've had a gay weddfag," he remark- ed, mfadfulof the geld ^ecee lyfag fa hb wabtceat pooket " Did yon happen te know the partiea, air r:â€"te Leonard. "Ne!" Theybeatrangera hereâ€" vbitera from L«n- donâ€" a high family, I'm told. They've dene thfags handsome, though they're ^et at their own plaoe "â€" aud he ohfaked hb fee complacently. " The lady and gentleman'a going te foreign parte fer their trip, aome- where fa the Indiea or Ameriky, I believeâ€" a leng way, fa any oaae. They don't even wait to eat the weddfa' breakfaat with the company they've got te oatoh the half-paat one o'clock trafa at the atatien, and go right e£F, to be fa time fer the ateamer or aeme- thlnff." " Indeed," Leenard appeared te be fa- tere«ted fa the old man'a geaaip. ' Yeaâ€" 'a noble-looking gentleman and very rich too, I'm told. A good match fer thvyonnglady they're a lurge family aa it aeema," Mr. Hope remembered the aiok lady now, and turned to her. She toe waa liatenlag to the verger'a garmlena talk and aome- howâ€" although of cenrae it oenld have no oenneotien with the aubj sotâ€" there waa a look ef wild terrified trouble In the large, wide-open eyea whbh metLeenard'a with a mute, nnoonaciona appeaL " I muat go," ahe reiterated, turning away aa ahe met hb glanoe. " Can you" â€" ^to the vergerâ€" "get me a carriage â€" ^now â€" en the inatant I" And with a aort ef reatleaa impatianoe ahe moved tewarda the deer, following him aa he departed on hb errand. " l^he atand b aome little dbtanoe away and the man oannet be baok for five mfautea or more Yen had better reat until he re- tnrna.' Allow me," Leeaard aaid, eflering hb arm as ahe walked feebly down the ohurch. She accepted hb aaibtanoe with frank almplbity, and aat dewn fa tiie gray eld peroh looking ever the ohnrohyard, where the aalt breeze from tiie aea blew freahly new ever the green flower-planted gravea Imt ahe leaned ner aeft white oheek againat the eeel atone, and oat tiiaa, leeking dewn the path with euaaot ezpaetatiaa for the verger a retnra. She had apparently fefgoMan Leeaard Hepe't praaaBO*. Her aaiall weU-glered luHMa foated laagaidly fa Imf lap it aeoBMd aa if the tide of Itf e withfa her ebbed ae dew that ahe had aotaaeqEy enengh to lift tteoa higher. And yet her acxUma eyea fixed eBOajnwaa if h«r wlitle aeol oeneaatratedea tte watdi f«r flie gatVi nbun. TKa ipaafing ImHi vara abngfaf l*rtii-~ their j^;n«taa fa the old tewer evarhead, •ad ah* vol up har hand M laat, td If ta dint out the aeimd, whibt taerbrew eeatraofeed, aa if with pain. "A aweet faoe," Leonard Hope thought, aa be atood looking down upon it " but ao fasfleably aad I" Tiie pathee of the large bine eyea, the hepeleaa reaigned wearfaeaa of the whole figure, touched and fat^reated the young man be being for a moment au idle aea- aide lounger, and open to paadng fatsreata. And he wondered if he had atnmbled npen another " tragedy," or if Impetnoua Cyn- thk'e fandea had actudly fafeoted him, that he mnat read a drama fa every atraa- ger'a faoe that morning. Leonard smiled a little at himaelf, and then went baok, irrea- btibly attraoted, to the atnly of the figure before him. The lady waa yenng atHl, al- though not ae young aa the girl-bride i ahe waa a woman who luid pnaaed har girlhood â€" ef aome five er dx and twenty yeara perhapa; and the beantifnl oval oheeka were wevn, aa if ahe had known anfiferfag. Uiere waa a dafaty ludf-fereiga graoe alwut the amde delioate featnrea andtheolear oolerbaaoom- pUxfaa, reUeved by the lieantifal blae-blaok ourve of the eyebrowa aad liy the rioh dark maaaea of bair aa exqnidte refinement fa every seatoro aud movement ef the alight anple figure, whioh all grew en Leonard, aa he had time fa thoae waiting momenta te note them. The dreee, tee, almple aad na- atndied ae it aeemed, waa graoenil and lie- oemlag. She Wee a lady m the beet type, Leenard deolded bat that type waa net ex- actly Eaglbh. The aeund ef wheeb broke the ailenoe the lady reee qnlokly te her feet. "It ta there," abe aaid, with a weary algh, 'at laat!" â€" aooepting Leonard'a aa- oert and allowing iilm te band her fate the oarriage. "Thaaka for your kfadneaa," ahe added; then, bowfag to him, "WiU you tell the ooaobman te drive quickly â€" very quicklyâ€" te Marine Oettage, at the ead of M«rlne Terrace " Leeaard aaw her for a few momenta long- er. She waa leaning baok agdnat the cuiblenef the open fly aa ittnmed tiie cor- ner ef the atreet. And then aba dlaappeared out of hb aight, and out of hb fife he thought. AimI be atrelled down te the beach, pbUeaophfaga little en the exper- ienoea which econr, without aim er ebjeot apparently fa a life, and turning over fa lib mfad, with a little akeptioal diadain, the doctrine ef a pnrpoae in all that cornea aoreaa ear path, fa all the trivialitlea ef onr daily road. "Inaohanoa encounter like thb mem- ing'a, for inatance," he added to himaelf, abruggfag hia aheuldera, aa be pelted an advanofag wave with nebbba. " By- the- way, I wonder where Ifuihe Cettu;e b I Aleng there, under the olI£^ I ahonld aay, where Marfae Terrace enda." " Aud bdog aucb an Hie man that every excuae for an object in bit a^rell waa worth aemethfag te him, he plodded aleng ,fte abingly beach to the end ef Marfae Terraoe; and there, aheltered by a ahoulder of the olift, turning ita faoa to the aea, with ita little garden endoeed fa tamariak baahea, ruonfag dewn to the atretoh of red limoh, and Ita verandah hung with agreat^fragrant tangle ef bleaaemfag olamatiB, be found MtJine Ctttage. Aleng reolinfag chair of wicker-work, aucb aa one aeea on beard ahip, heaped up with ahawb of many colenra, atoed en the gravel path, and a aharp little terrier kept watoh bsneatb it, Bnt l^ere waa ne ether algn of life or movement abont the little dwdUng. With ita green Vene- tian blfada all down, it aeemed te doie and blink fa the warm aonabfae wbilat the freah aweet edenr of mignonette and fa- adoua broatha ef olamatts perhune oame wafted tewarda Leonard Hope. Oyntbfa waa Bitting at her writing table aa L'wnard walked fato hia auut'a room at the hotel, and Lady Kletti waa readfag at tiie open wfadew, with her feet en the bal- oeny, " WeU Leenard," the elder lady aald, loekfag up at hia entranoe," have yon beard or aeen anythfag mere ef thb wedding which baa ae excited Cynthia I aaw the oarrlagea paaa from the ohnroh there aeemed a preat many ef them. It muat have been quite a fraud affair. I wonder who the people are T am aoaorry I did not knew about it, aa I waa on the promenade all the morning fa myohair. I ahonld have liked to aee it. Cyntidaaaye " ' Don't talk about It, mamna I want to forget it," Cyntbfa fatermpted. " la it not time the luncheon waa aerved T Ring the ball, Leonard, please." Tnen abe atepped out en the balcony, aud Lady Eieth add to Leonard fa a demm- atratlve whuper â€" "Waaitaa bad aa CyntUa aaya. Lion- ard Ia the girl bdng aaorlficed ?*^ Before he oould anawer Cynthb oune baok agafa, and returned with charaoterlatio faoenalstenoy te the forbidden aubjeok "I wish you bad aeen the end of it, Leen- ard. I am haunted by the whole affabr," abe aaid. Why did be not tell her that be bad "aeen the end of it ' Why did he abe keep ri- lenoe on that other little adventure whioh waa, unreaaonably enough, aa he told him- aelf, aaaodated with CyntUa'a "tragedy" fa hb mmd 7 He gave no hfat of farther knowledge, although the faterdioted anbjeot waa onaaed all through the lunobaon. He only langbodallttie at "Donna Qubcotfaa." aa he waa fa the baUtof odllng Ida oonafa. " Tiita b beyond yen, meat aympathetle and olilvalroua ef ladyobampieaa," be aald. « Yen oaa aoarody break a laaoe fa thb oahae." " Ne, mere'a tiie pity," ahe aaid. I iHah I oeuld forget it." "Try te think that it b aU rlgbt;tbat it ta a very liappy marriage that the bride k only ahy, aad tiiat tliabrid^gieem b ade- â-¼eted lever, and will be a paragon bnabaad." "Do yea ballwre aU that?' ahe aaked, taming aliarply npen him, "I râ€" bo waa tiirewa etf hb gnard by her aoddaa ohaUaageâ€" " 1 1" be atammaradC 'Bat llkoa le. kaew." "Th ealan tuflilHg away. •« Oh im* I" aighod Lady Etalh. I MB I Waataaalthii^l" Hane iemad hb hat and retired itaUa oaafoflleii, te timt lafnga to* maa fa all diffiaa ltiaa, o igw. (â- o BB ooxmruxD.) a guilty adieeibey oanght fa a peooadO- "Wdl, no, I don't bdiava U. I daa't dM arid daoidadly. 'Hew OitamU«,tiie rioh Ptfb banker, a few daya before hie deatii, refaaed te allow hb servant te buy meat for broth. ** True, I â- heald IOdb thia aaop," aald the dying miaer, " bat I have no appattta for the meat .Whatb to beoeflaaef that! It will be a aad waate." Au Eagliab mbw need te go about dreaa- ed BO ahabhily aa ti annoy hb acqudnt- anoes. At laat, he waa peranaded to oav an eld hat, " bettor aa new," from a Jew. He pdd a abiiUng fer it, and the next day Bold the hat for eighteen pence. Thb aame mber never took anuff te titil- late hb neetilb bnt he did take a pinch out ef every anuff box proffered him, which he oaref ally placed fa lib own box. Whm it waa filled, he bartered ita oententa fer a farthing ruab-l^bt. Lord Ohanoeller Hardtriok waa aiok- aamad "Judge Orlpoa," en aooount ef hb avarioe^ though he waa a learned bwyer and an exoeUeat judge. When vldted en hb eataae liy oeuntry gentieman, who oame to pay thdr rospsota to the Lerd High Chanoeller, be oompdled them to aead their horaea te aainn, half a mile distant, that he might be aaved the expense of bdtfag them. Yes he waa then worth four milUeaa of dol- lars, bnt dreaded to part with a aliillfag. M arlberongh, the great aeldier ef hb age, who left between aeven and eight milllona ef deUara at hb deatii, wonld not beaitate at aay maanaeaa te aave a aixpenoe. Sir William Smyth, a pardmentena Eag- lbh squire, with i mme nae peaaeadena, be- oame ollnd at aeventy by the formation ef oataraita ever hb eyea. He made a bar- gafa with a London eonlbt to oonob both eyee, agreefag to pay aixty gnfaeas if bb a^t waa reetoied fa the leaat. TIm eperatiea waa ae anooeaBtul that the patfant oanid read without glaaaea. Bat ne sooner did he aee than he b^gan to grieve at the thought of paying the promiied fee. Grid and avarice made him a cheat. He pretended tliat he oenld aee nothfag diatfaot- ly, aud aubmitted te wearfag the bandasea for a month Jonger than the uaual time. When the month expired, be attll inabted that be bad only a glimmering ef light, and the eoulbtoempromlBed by aooepting twenty gulneaa, faatestd of sixty. Yet at that time the baronet bad thirty thousand dellara fa hbhonae. A ndaer, wheae paraimony and bnafaear abilities bad amaned tor him enormous' wealth, waa requeetedto lend to lib Govem- ment a Bum ef money. He refuaed, aathe fatereet offered waa net aa high aa he de- maided, givfag aa a reaaon that he bad met with aevere loaaea whioh bad reduced him te poverty. Fearfag that bb exeuae inigbt be diaoover- ed to be a fabeheed, he dug a oave fa hia collar, and fa it hid hb money. A trap deor, with a spring look and a ladder, gave him aooeaa to bb gold, whioh he daily vblted. At laat, the miaer dlaappeared. Saarofe waa made, bnt be oeuld not be found. Hb be uio waa sold, and workmen beian tore- pairit. One day, they oame npen a deor fa the oellar, with the key fa the look outaide. They opened the door, deaceni'ed the ladder and by the light of a lantem dboever* d tiie akeleton ef the dead miaer, aurrounded by bags and boxei of gold and ailver. Ha had gone fato hb oave, the door had blown te, the look oeuld only be opened by the key which he had left outaide, and the miaer had parbhed amid Ua money-baga. SUMMER SMILES. The proper atndy fer mankfad b man. That b the only ra aae n why girb go te aoheel. Blobaen aaya that be ahan't purcbaae a tharmemeter until fall. The pbguey tbinga are tee high new. " It b hard fer a rioh man te die," aaya a pbileeepher. Yea, but it b allgbtiy harder for a peer man to Dve. A writer Baya that " dreaa b woman'a great penundrnm." It la hoped ahe will never be oempelled te " give it np." An exchange aaya that ice twe fachea thick will anppert a man. In midanmmer Itanppertfl theioe man and bis entire fa- ^^ What ia mere patbetio than te aee the almple taith with which a bald beaded man will Imy an Infallible hair reateraUve from a bald headed barber. " Arthur "â€"Yea, we ahonld like te have you write fer onr paper; Addreea your letter te the budnaaa effioa and it will be Bont.te yon, A pertinent queation for the next bet wave from the frozen Northweat " Where do yen hall frsm, and if ao, why don't yon haU!" Taat dog with hydrophobia, whioh ruah- ed fato a aaleen, waa fa aeiarch of oongenfal company. Evwybody there waa afrdd ef water. The fdlow who forgets a good deal that baa bapptned deean't worryna half aa much ap the fellow who remembera a good deal tbat never happened. A oelored woman waa beard this mem- fag faformlng a n^bber that^ laatl nlgbt'a a term frightened her ae tbat ahe " ahook like an aab-pan." Tha wealth ef affaotien treasured by the dty oonafa fer the country oonafa finda ex- proden fa lettera ef tender friendlineaa about thb time. " We are beginning to doubt tbat " eoon- onemy b wealth." At leaat we have a good ded ef eoonemy piled away whioh we wenld like te exohange fer a llttfa wealth. A Frenob phyalolaa b going te aell a â- nmbar ef akdafaaa. JSitir will probably be benght out by aeme firm who deairM aome figure te model fadenable ooraeta en. A writer baa joat pnbliabed a book en- tilled " The Habita. «f the Hog." We have net read it bat truat ha mentlena that very oemmonhabitof aoonpyfag two aeata fa a rallraad oar. A yeoag maa OMaa to na tiie ether day. and wanted to know if we oenld tell him where heoenld geta podtloa with a ohaaoe toitae. We diraetad him to tha neareat pewdmrmiU. ** I heard a weU-kaava aedety lady make a atraaga hraak." Mid a yeoag gantlemaa. "She waa apeakfag af a yoai« lady friaad. aad, atraaga to aay, aha waapniaing hui 8ha had riadiad aaaunit ShuOJSi 9mA ^a aBtiaa idian aha aaid "And than, toa, aka fe aa qabk aft ropartaira.