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pounds? I thought not.
miss Maidmont," soliloquized, "will
find some way to warn her lover Even
robbing bank may not embitter girl
against her sweetheart and no doubt she's
over head and ears in love with CHARLIE -
No; / determined on a different plan
| rose early next morning, dressed my
self with care, put on pair of pale prim-
rose gloves, donned my newest beaver and
took cab to st. Spikenard's Noting Hill
The bells were jangling merrily as l
alighted at the church door; small
crowd had already gathered on the pave
ment, drawn together by that keen fore
sight of coming excitement characteristic
of the human species. Friend of the
bridegroom" whispered to the verger,
and l was forthwith shown into the vestry.
The clergyman was there already, and
shook hands with me in vague kind of
way; a:yNo. .,o ,;ao, ., ;,
mild interrogative manner. | told him
that was only one of his friends, and we
stood looking at each other in comatose
kind of way, till little confusion at the
vestry door broke the spell. 'Here he
comes!" whispered some one; and next
moment there appeared in the vestry, look
Mr.. Charles Thrapstow.
| had caught him by the arm and led
him into corner, before he recognized
who | was. When he saw me, thought
he would have tainted. Don't betray
| me-" he whispered.
l held out my hand with significant
gesture.
Give thousand" 1 whispered in his
ear.
"You shall have it in five minutes
"Your minutes are long ones, Master
Charles" l said
With trembling fingers, he took out a
pocket-book, and handed me roll of
notes.
II meant it for you, Tnm," he said
Perhaps he did, but we know the fate of
good intentions.
1t didn't take me long to count over
those notes; there were exactly five thou
sand pounds.
Now" said I, master Charlie, take
yourself off %
"You promised" he urged, "not to be-
tray me.''
mo more 1 will, if you 60"
"She's got ten thousand of her own"
he whispered.
"Be off; or else"-
"No; WON'T" said Charlie, making
| up his mind with desperate effort; "Ill
| make clean breast of it."
At that moment there was a bit of a
stir, and a general call for the bride
groom. The bride had just arrived, peo-
pie said. He pushed his way out to the
carriage, and whispered few words to
| Isabel, who fell back in a faint There
| was great fuss and hustle, and then
some one came and said that there was
an informality in the license, and that the
| wedding couldn't come off that day.
l didn't wait to see anything further,
| but posted OFT 90 the bank, and got there
| just as the board were assembling. /
suppose some of the directors had got
| wind Of Thrapstow's failure, for the first
| thing | heard when got into the board
room was old Venables grumbling out ::
How about those Damascus bonds, Mr.
Manager?' I rode rough-shod over old
Venables, and tyrannized considerably
| over the board in general that day, but
couldn't help thinking how close a thing
| it was, and how very near shipwreck l
had been.
AS for Thrapstow, I presently heard that,
after all, he had arranged with his credi-
tors, and made it up with Miss Maidmont
He had tongue that would wind round
anything, if you only gave him time, and
| wasn't much surprised at hearing that
his wedding-day was fixed. He hasn't
| sent me an invitation, and / don't sup
pose he WILL and l certainly shall not
thrust myself forward a second time as
| an uninvited guest. Journal.