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Constance Hervey's seruples, had alway
thought, now that it was certain his next quar-
tera salary, would be one hundred and fift,
pounds, were somewhat oVerstraining and un
\ reasOnable--stin was vexed that he had Stoop
cd to deceive her by such subterfuge. 1t was
however, no special affair Of mine, and reluc
tantly accepted his invitation to dine at th,
Heryeys with him on the last day Of his bachel
orhood, that is, on the following Sunday -
Capel was invited, but he refused, l also de-
cliaed, and resolutely, to attend the wedding
That would, felt, be an pen trop fort JUS
then.
Avery pleasant party assembled at Mr.. Her.
vey's on the afternoon Of that terrible Sunday
and we were cheerfully chatting over the des-
sert, when the servant girl announced that four
gentlemen were at the door, who said they must
see Mr.. Travers instantly.
"Must see met" exclaimed TraVers. every
peremptory, upon my word. With your leave,
sir--yonrs Constance, will see these very de-
termined gentlemen here. Bid them walk in,
Susan"
Before Susan could do so, the door opened,
ard in walked the strangers without invitation.
One Of them square, thick set bullet-headed
man, itinstantly struck me had been in COM
Dany with before. OH To be mrel--he was
tSs officer Who condTcted H. IN 1vestio.tion VT, +;
the matter Of The stolen notes. What on earth
eould he want there or with Traverss - -
| "Yon Maid M Travera y sa;5 bs blrrtlv
osomsthing over fonr hundred nonnSs ~ tbess
two gentlemen, yesterday"
"Will Won tell us then. ;f Won nlease WHARF
von obto;aa5 tha ,otes r. wb;o6 vdn T,o3o tLoss
navmentsqD
a0btained tbem--wbere attained tbsmq,'
aid Traver.' vbo did NOT I tbinl imp,sdiate-
" recogniZe the officer ,.To he snre. Four
| of tbsr-four fifties.-I have had by ma for
some etims.--and--and--
| aTbs two one hundred mound notes--bow
| abont themS" ouietly suQrested The man, SEE.
| mo- Travars besitateq
4 Trsgess, mare confused than alarmed, per-
haps, but as white az the paper on which / am
writing, glanced hurriedly round;---we had all
impulsively risen to our feet-til his eye rested
upon Constance Hervey's eager attentive coun-
tenance. 81 received them, he stammered,
| repeating was sure, falaehOOd, "from my un-
| Gle, MIR. Woodbridge, Of IOttenham.
Then, Of course, you will have no objection
to accompany US toyour uncle, Mr.. woodbridge,
Of Tottenham3"
"Certalnly not but not now Io-morroW,
You see am engaged now O n.
am sorry 70 say ~, nf' AIavefs' that you
M'ass 80 WIN US; lnVSe Two ho1es were
smongss 'ne S'oieh ArOln 'n' 0ili0e W winch you
neiong' n ..r
thefe was halA S. ssllleu Ian. OLohGl ,,Il
500, ana Dut lot me- Nons'snce s neTyey mouiu
la,G ~ lalion ,o. of tSs off:sr. vSbo IsoS
~ sle ileGS'I nS dsS NE of ii. frant;c oG
seas nuiiloa re H;tL % | anJ to.
lOl'o iOl I" D.i.t 49, H. ;H,a,,;,,a5 ~ a.
rof Oh sucI ascen1 luS! ~ ~, Ivy ~
serlDea; Al'nTusn AZ t'ioS aS Las. lIs fSIt
tsvs iIios S;.tiaJ tSot Tsaver. wos tbo v;ct;no
Ia,I Loi;aoI Not and nrsttv veil
u u aJ,o "T ,oSoss connsct;on An nntyntb he had
~ y i."Lt 80 an;itv of tbrongb fsar of dis-
~ nS.;" uSuo' II. bosrot5sa oT;Itv og stesIino
I.e P.o~.e oT T niundorirg the oif;ce IL babI--ths
La.a Sn's .,,,,Do.;E;on was aS absurditv
'1i' ''PP'''''O,,
AS soon ss MISS llelvey WsS suIlclen'Ay Isy !e-
covered 70 nsten' enGeaVorg9 70 reason WIN
her IN tnlS sense Out sne cOuiu no' suiilcientiy
command her aIVen1lOn'
my Drsln Is ul11y auu Sonluseu g yes' sls
| A. -
Dis all the uuIn--sne "vrS' y 'fu'n' SnAll DC
caimer When you Fs1urn.
| did so, and in less than two hours, was
again in Kensinston. Travers was locked up,
after confessing that his statement Of having
received the hundred pound notes Of his uncle,
Woolridge was untrue, he would probably
be examined at Bow Street the next day--hls
wedding day, as he had fondly dreamed
| found Constance Hervey--unlike her father
and aunt, who we're moaning and lAmenting
about the place like distracted creatures--per-
/ Fectly calm and aelf.possessed. though pale as
| Parian marble. told her all--all l had heard
and seen. and all that suspected.
II have no doubt, /" she SAID, 'that your sus-
picions point the right way, but proof, confront
ed a. we shall be by that wretehed falshood,
| will fear be difficult. But will not despair;
the truth will, / trust, ultimately prevail. And
remember, Thortcn" she added, 'that we count
entirely upon you." She gave me her hand on
saving this; / clutehed it with Ridiculous en-.
thusiasm, and blurted out---as II had been
warlike knight instead Of peaceable clerk
"You may, Miss Hervey, to the DEATH In fact,