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heel, be strobe from ihs apartment. The
| next moment Mary beard The ball door
/ Changing behind him.
| 10 spite Of her anger, that sound struck
coldly 10 her bosom, lfor she knew how
hfgh-Spirited Hereford vas. and her heart
misgsve her that she you'd never see him
again. She tried, however. TO shake this
feeling off; aud begin bunDiEg a cay
tune. But il would not do: her voice
choked. her eyes filed with tears, and
leaning against the manlel-piece she wept
unconiroliably.
As for Hereford heSlen the house ID a
whiIlwind Of passion. Nothing. he
thought. could have sheen more CALLING
than Mays manner. when she rejected
bis last overture. He forgot thai, after
The lone be had sssuped, a proud woman
like Mary could no, De expected 10 reply
Otherwise TO his almost imperious de-
mand. Never again The resolved. would
be cross he threshold of her house.
/ But lime brought better reflections, and
when his anger bad 1 litlecooled he saw
that Mary was not wholly 10 blame. II
was hasty ana exacfng, he said. She
vii be sorry Tor whal she said, and make
q tacit apology BY nq, going ,p'nfs6t.-
Then, tomorrow, Sill call on her aud
| ill will be vel.
But be. little .kneWshow proud woman
can act. Even though her heart should
break, Mary resolved to go on the party
for she ioresaw that her remaining al
home woua be considered BY Hereford
an apology.
And she went. Nary Beaufort WAS. on
Fthal~eyening, The gaYest OF the gay Her
smile was ever ready. her wit flashed.
keenest, the JOY ousness Of her spirit seem.
ed 20 defy all bounds. But little did her
fascinated listeners dream Of the ,pen,.up
agony with her heaR. She might have
BEEN compared TO aS5uin. deckedin flow,
frs, or midnight waters, glittering on the
surface but dark within.
n Hereford, when be heard OF her going
had no longer any doubt that her iriustice
was wanton and pfemeditated His re !.
turning soiinessPassed away, Heregard
ed himself as trI1sd with, and was un.
willing~to remain where his modification
would be the subject ofremark heleft the
city the ensuing day. without even a.wordt
Of explanation To- MsIy, on q long andper
ilous journey.
/ Aproud heart may conquer its passion
il the object is unS orthy or. il has been
st fhsd n SB28I a Is own per
sooner or later ii will melt into tenderness
for the absen, Object. II was SO with Ma
~, now. On hearing Of Herefords de-
par,ute, she resolved 10 cast hin. forever,
from her heart; but lin a few days her pur-
pose began to waver.l for she recollec,ed
that he had not been wholly 10 blame, and
so she gradually began TO non:ish wish
and :then hope that he would return.--
I.'Surely, she thought "he will not carry
bis anger 10 exlrepilies" But days e.
lapsed and still, hk was absent. She re-,
lie rented now thatshe had gone on he par
ityf She blamed 5herseEf for her hasty
words, for her selrswill, for hefSfndomi,a.
lie pride. Sillfno Hereford Came
Weeks passed, and thenymonths. Sum.
mer became autumn, and autumn winter;
and as tie flowers dropped SO did Mary;
for her pride was now completely SUBJ
dued, and she speit hours alone weeping
vain tears of regret over her lovers alb.
sence.
Al length she #fell sick, Her illness
was long, and for awhle her lie was de-
spaired Of; but when almost at .he gates
OF death a favorable change occurred in
her disease. and she gradually recovered,
She arose from the sick-bed different be.
ing. Indomi,ahls pride had beenlhe great
fault OF her character, but that. was now
wholly eradicated. She had been puri-
fed 10 the Arnacs Of affection. and no one
now was more gentle and lovable than
Mary. Her Affection for Hereford. how
ever, still remained. Ia theswi,dest as.
saults Of delirium3 his image had been pre-.
sent 10 her mind ,Iupbraiding her for pride
and hearilessnessi; and now that she had
recovered she found sad pleasure in GO
ing away by herself and Srooding over the
memories Of the past. Her favorite spot
on such occasions was little atbor ia the
garden aud Their would she sit for hours
gazing on minia,urs Of Hereford. the
only memenlobof him that remained TO
her.
But where va. be For more than a
year no iidipgs had been received Of him
even BY bis own family. except basiy
letter dated ilom Malta. and containing
the i6relligenee that be was about 10 set
forth for Egypl and Syria. For Hereford
sought in travel to dtown the bitter re-
membranes d happy days now gone for,
ever. From Cairo be passed to lJerusa.
lem. and thenseI over the desert to Bag.
dad. Wherever excitement could be
found there was he; and month sitter
month be brassd The dangers Of Be.
douin' wandering life. hoping 10 discover
thai Leihe for which so many have sought
10 vain. He STOOD By The ruins Of Baby.
lor, be slakeG his thirst in the broad Ii.
girls. he passed through maya peril aud
behtl1 many a strange land, but heieould
rot shake from bis mind the thought Of
| Mary. There are some men who may
love dozen women there are others Of
/ q more earnestbnouId whoca never wor.
ship bu, one. Hereford belonged 10 this
Latter class. The, deep fountains Of hi:
hear, had been broken up. aud The goldeu
cisleTn thereafter was never 10 be al rest
AT length hs resolved to return TO hn
native land. No, that be hoped for hap
illness there but sn inde6nsble yearnin:
( 800 nvef him 10 tread once more its soil
Nor dIa be dream that Mary loved hlu
Full Vel. ike fsscina.ed bird, he long
"a d hear Of hel. slough uleared Tor. I,