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moxuvnsos but say.

(Coast's tied.)

‘mouulnu ; u. motion of her It desired to speak words. which she vainly endeavour ed to articulate. I interpreted the notion as an

ittvitntiun to approach nearer. sad the nurse and

My use-lion was directed. by the noise they lllhtlo.'””"" “m w" finding MN“ m. M W n,

tea group behind where I wus Muted. wlmut I had I did not. wtsh to turn my head. test I might attract their st- pym.‘ m, n, cm. ,0 I," mm"...

“noticed when I euternd the room.

teatielt ,so I Ilstolsctl.

Their table was liberally supplied with the usual

peraphuruulia of dobmtrhory—rigurs and brandy. I‘hoit' conversation was ut llt'sl carried on its low

tones, heightened Ot‘ctciouully with it Isltssplwtltoua

M, Graduslly they bocetuc cscitml. stud their tulk grew louder. till it became quite audible to use where I was ssetcd.

t Don't spare the liquor. boys: the gov'uor pays.‘

I thought I recognised the voice that uttered this. it was like the one I had so lately heard in the Pork. I’lscing a newspaper before my Intro as a screen I was enabled to stake a survey of the pasty without my design being observed.

I matreooguiuod among the noisicu of the trio

‘1‘. “‘9' or I." m“. in “W l'wyo‘mii Mnlley"nt‘ltl round my tam-k ltlttI drew herself up in the bed.

bags. IIc appeared lsbouriag under a degree of ex-

citement which I could not attribute entirely to lilo; drink he had imbibed. . 3

‘ CW0 a“ 1"" 8"“. NM» “ml 3"“ m ' toui‘ihtmw who you ure. and about couttuttaiwe with . lyour triathls. and it is prupvt‘ they should ksuw.’

Of course it will he the incomparable Ileuriottu.‘ ' Iluslt. tor gracious sake! Nut to-oigbt—dou ti breathe her name! I feel wrotcbed about her. us it something serious were going to hnppeo to her. ‘Wltetvl what's tsp. my heart of ottk? "its little Ileeny grown jealous? found out your tricks. Mus» tor Ned? Oh! lle. true blue in courtship. say I.' K‘Chser up 2' said another. ‘ther up, Noddy. boy, though Volus frowns tooduy. sltc'll smile again to. Pickle. tickle toys—source of ull our

morrow. smiles sndjuys! 'I‘nko another pull. Noll. uml cit curl up. Here's a toast loryou, it you won'tgive us one;

yourself—‘Abscnt friends.’ g

‘Curse your tongue .’ growled young Moneyhugs': ‘Do Iaeed to be reminded of absent friends, think, you? Villian as I out. I cannot drink that toust.l Absent l \Verc they present. they would tnako cow- ards of us all. There's poor Isabella and Marianne 1 Absent friends-absent, but not forgotten: wish thttt Iceuld forget (Item—one ie a and house, the other an outcast. ’I‘borc's—'

'tht do you propose doing with little IIenuy. friend Nod I Is she to swrll the list of your vic—‘ I won't say that—your conquests; oh, my invincible charmer.’

‘Your remarks sound like insults, sir,’ exclaimed young Moneybags. I will thank you to use less freedom with me and my actions.’

'Oh, to besure, my dear fellow. No offence. of

course - we know each other—hove done so a long come. in? I "a will um be Mg:

time. and tnuny's the d—d scrape wo’vc helped each other out of. You remember that little affair with Julia and Lizzie, don’t you. Nod ?‘ ‘Ah, what was that I" cltimod iu combat-three, IWhy, you must know that Muster Ned and my- sell eager for a night's sproc. called upon Juli. and Liuio expecting to be invited to supper. We war.

"'7 jou‘l ‘nd merry' When n" m on“ we were "1' could not ullord to lose my chance.

defined that tho houso was on fire. The cook had been too liborel with the cools. and the chimney was blasiug away at a duo rate. We rushed out into the garden in front of the house. but when we reached the gate we could not open it; some rascal bud fas- tened a chain round it to the railings. and locked it. and there we were exposed to the josts (f the mob which had assembled in lront.‘

‘And what otJulia and Lizzie 'f'

‘Sly jados, both.’

‘lVitlt an enormous appetite for diamond car rings caral necklaces, moire antique dresses, and such-like trifles.’

‘Ay. and danced expansive all that. as you must have found out to your cost. Ned.’

‘Oh, (I n tho expense ; what’s the odds to us,

‘I must confess myself puzzled. Ned, to know who‘s your hooker; your drafts must have been very heavy.’

‘And I, For my part have often wondered by what menus you raised the wind to supply your expensive divsrtisomonts. Give us your secret. Ned; it may be useful to both of us. provided the process be safe. and the law does not make us accessories.’

‘As for that, why. you know, we sometimes have

riot: uncles.‘ Oh. as for that, why, so have I, and be hanged to

them.’

'No, I do not mean those with the golden bulls"

but real uncles by kindred, followo with their plums’ who will relax their purse-strings sometimes to sov" the credit of the family. in case of a nephew's malt ing a wrong calculation or a slip of tho pom taking other lion's names in vain, or other financial errors of that sort. Family honor or family pride night molt oven old Monoyhsgs ltimsolf.’

These words were scarcely uttered when I hear the sound of falling glass. 1 invo'a ttary raised myd head. when I saw that a coollict had risen among this estimable trlo. Young Moneyhags was on his feet in a defensive attitude. while one of his com.

clone was crouched under the table, pmid the glass which had been aimed at his head, and got broken.

'Como out of that. you sconndrel l’ roared young loneybsgs. *Lot me punish you for the insult you have odes-ed to me.’

The demo thus forcibly addressed slowly raised h meolf into view. As he did so, young .NOueyhags seized another tumbler. and would have hurled it at the head of his compeion, had not his .nrm been seized and forcibly hold.

The ofl’endiag patty, upon regaining his erect po- eltlos. looked a picture of flaming wrath. Mud with drink he rushed upon young Moneyhsgs. and they were soon engaged in a deadly struggle. in the

for mu. l drew near to the bed. and knelt down so so to

speak were fearful. throut. pressed theta on her chest. as it she would widen the issues of life to enable her to utter her last wishes. The ed‘ort seemed fruitless. till at length she lay passive. as it coupleter overcome with the exertion. In a short time shut appearod to rally. and anxious to renew her attempt to spook. and looked earnestly in my lace.

I again placed my ear close to her mouth, so that I might not lose s nyllultl. of what I felt sure would lbehsr lest words. Her lips tmpteutly moved but (no sound was audible. and I toured that death would triumph in the struggle, and bury her wishes with her in the grow. Suddenly. as il by n convulsive oll'ort, slso put her

‘sunl luau-«l u d. up 4.3.. nud "guilt cssayod to speak ?

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‘.\Zil you know—do yuuuol I"

‘I do. well.’ ‘ That‘s my IttIIlIP. I ens—his lust—aluughterf

ller struggles to

She raised her hands to her stick.“ ‘GLMt

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Saving this she loll buck outbu pillow. as if exhaust— .lI‘WitII the «dim. It bud cost her the littlo spark ol lilo litatl I'utlllhiIIMI. and alto was now silent for over.

All present were painfully utlcctcd by the simple sceuo they bud witnessed. Even tho unrst-s, whom familiarity with lllt'll scenes of death must have har- dened-nltose feelings must have immune somewhat blttutrd—dt'oppcd u tour ul sympathy u! the lute of their unhappy slrlttt‘. I withdrew limit the room. Willi lltu tint-Iris lllttI tlut ltlll“0: and after a short couvcrsutiuu with than. in “llit‘il l curelully refrain—

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Strut-t. l'lmn onlut'in; the house. I could at once pcrcetvc

mm .. tutttllnnlitttt ptrtuilod in tho cstuhlisluucut. 'l’lu- lmt-l ut' the ltutllv was abscnt,aud the lady was it. .1..-put‘lirtimil-su l was informed.

l Ill-god that I bud u very important business. which must be at once entered upon. Ilciug nskcd mv mime. l im-loscd my card in an envelope. and

She soon returned with a message. ‘Will you be so kind us to wuit, sir, till tuttstct"

It was now past twelve o'clock. and I had busi- ness elsewhere at that hour. I wanted to fall in with a very clever artist in the precious metals, who, I was given touuderstnud. had been in I’hiladclphiu. muking large purchases of base coin. and was ex— pected to return to town th at night. I was in hopes of meeting with hitu Ill one of his usqu ltuunto,

struck. ’I‘he scrvuut, upon some excuse. camc into the dining room where I was settled.

-I)o you know where your muster is gone 9’ I in- nircd.

dioxin. I lwlicvo. to loob for Miss IIenrietlu.’

‘Is Miss lIeurtuttu lost. thou ?'

‘Sltc went out ltl six o'clock this evening. to go to

been very low-spirited lately. and I lsncy she may have made owny witlt horsell'.‘

‘Do you know the cause of her trouble ?’

‘I suspect. it is owing to is worthless follow she bus been in love with. I am euro ltc messs her no good. I have told her as muclt. I am sure he does not cure for her a blt.’

‘Wbsthnukcs you think so?

‘Why. he don't act like a gontlcmam at ull. I know the diflcrcnce, although I am but u poor ig. norunt girl.’

‘But what makes you think ill of him ?'

‘Ob. he is not open stud struighbforwurd ; he does things clundcstiuc-lihefithings he does not want master and mistress to know, and wants to bribe me not to tell. But I won't touch his fllthy money— not I; it would do me no good.’

‘Iloca Miss ilonrictts think much ofbim ?’

"She thinksJoo much of bim—idolizcs him: and he does not cure ustrsw for her. I am sure.

‘Can’t you give me your reasons for thinking so.’

‘I can. Why. she bus to sue to him—what for I don't know; but is‘ut it shoekiug.’

I was about to assent to this opinion. when our conference was cut short when a loud knock was heard at the hall door.

"l‘hsro’s toaster ?’

Soon atull, portly gentleman entered the room. evidently in a state of great bewildermoot. He did not recognize me.

‘Whom have I the honor of addressing. and what. pray. may be the nature of your business. It is very late. It must be something of unusual import- once.

I have a very strong objection to pronouncing my name—it almost altvuys throws people into a state of consternntion ; so I took out. my curd and handed it to him.

He held lt close to the candle. but could not read it. "c then took out his spectacles, and mode anoo ther attempt. This time be wss more successful.

-(.lod bless tool what can have brought you here?

course of which the lattet fell among the broken glass. striking his head against the corner of a chair M he

tell.

There he lay. apparently senseless ; tlmse around lifted kiln up. his face was covered with blood, and he was also bleeding profusely.

'I‘lte uproar was very great. I stepped forward, and snthoritlvely demanded that a cab should be mu for, and the wounded toes be conveyed to the bus-

, m. flIII a few moments a cab arrived, and the man. settles-sets. was lifted into it. t arrived at tlsshoepltsl that I recognised lt wss the some to which, a short than previously. the pationt's sloth had been else carried in asiate of insensi-

i

. there, however, I thought I would user.

with one of the nurses, to the hose placed.

“i, «blew the lslr patient was getting on; so I pro.

I“ ll .3"

' “ruin. M looked gloomy in the feeblei

M' which it was illuminutsd, was filled with “girlish , red teesutsd. Near one bed' “s more t then llto others: toward

h the last spsles'et death. The doctors and sarse looked so is silence. I approached nearer, until

I mold sees the “stores of the unhappy creature.)

It was not until we

:‘I‘hc very person I wished of ull others to see. Ex- cuse me if I did not recognise you. But one candle. you sec, and my sight is not so good so it once was.’

'l um, I regret to say, the bcttror of very painful intellig-nge. The duty has quite unexpectedly dc- \‘ult‘ed upon me, and I must discharge it. You have a daughter ?’

‘Do not keep mo in suspense. What do you know of her. W0 are most anxious about her. Ihsvo just returned from seeking her. qut cannot tied a itrnco of her movements since she left this house at Jsix o‘clock, promising to be back in a quarter of an hour}

“I know where she is.’

‘Thank God, iuy mind is relieved. Where is she then ?’

'1 left her at the City Hospttsl an hour ago.“

‘Wbat, has any accident happened to her.‘

There hes—a fatal One. I fear.‘

IIe staggered to a cltuir that stood soar, and sank into it in on agony of terror and alarm. He had no power to speak. so completely was be overcome. L It bus often fallen to my lot to be the beam of fatal tidings; yet I have not made up ety tnisd as to

~-—whether to tell the whole truth at once, or to gra- dually prepare the mind to receive it. _(To be concluded must work.)

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