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oratories, ay, aud into the confessional ITSELF
and then betray our holy fathers to the hang

"Mr. Rogers" returned Clara. in tone ex-
pressive of annoyance, must ins'S' npon
you dropping this topic. upon "n.Gn rm ,hosa @
never agree. / will never think evil OF tnose
whom / have trusted
"Ha. haI The fellow will soor be married
to his cousin, who will come In for sood Jo,u.
ture they say and having banged priest or
two will psss off for decent Protestant 90
spite his momentsry weakness TOWARD tne , sp
| ists," pnrsued Rogers. laughing. 90 pT'
blame you for your fancy, for tell you ,stiiy
| the young man was not amiss, saving IN oelpH
| some " hat pert and coKcombical Ia his snaIese,
but that is natural enough In an mn % p
| younpster knowing nothing of the ~ofih' Do
ing settled down he will amend IN 'ime' Anu
| follow in his worthy uncles wake
! ~ asked you to desst from sisnoerihg
him" replied the girl angrllyi, :. .rs hos, for.
| BE it so," quoth he, for he were pest lot
| often. We have matters Of more Importance
| TO consider. Clara. You know i love you. L
love you more than all the wotla. LSSlng
| have felt a passing jsslonsy of any other VEN
| turing to pay his addresses 20 you, my angel
I nv sieEed ooeW
| calm, matter of fact tone, unlike her former
speeches, al would rather you retrained from
| speaking thus. ] can do much for duty's SAKE,
| TO save my father from impending rum, oot L
can never promise to recprocate the feelings
| yon profess towards me, never.
-. q time yes-u, Ill my Clara ans wered he.
| encouraged rather than repelled by her admis'
sions. Mean vhile l accept what / under,
stand you to grant me. will prove myself
| deserving of thine heart" he continued
throwing himself on his knee, and sezing her
| hand, which she as instantly Withdrew.
No, no! Mr. Rogers; not to Day, she ctieu
for reflection. Come again in few days. l
| thought you were about TO explain my fathers
| affairs, and not to speak like this
| Somew hat disconnected by her obstinacy, he
rose and retorted pettishly:
| "As to that, had hoped to spare you the
tidings of your fathers beggary. His lisbili-
ties exceed, find, all that his estates can re-
| alise, and, but for your duty, as you are
pleased to call it, he Inust die an ontcss' OF
| mendicant, and yourself -"
"S Stop, stop. I pray you, sir" she replied
with chilling dignity. care not for myself.
There converts in the Lower Countries
where they receive poor penniless girls with
ont q dover, at least, so have heard, ara
there are good Christians who, for charity,
would pay my journey thither. You say, how
ever that my fathers debts involve his ruin
Pray, is it not to you, sir, that he owes the
money!"
"To my clients and my brother, as much as
to myself" returned Rogers in An oh- hand
way, as if to conceal the rebuff which bel
words involved.
"If so, how can any act of mine accomplish
the double purpose OF satisfying them and YET
r saving my fathers fortune ecathless 7" she
asked.
II do not take in your meaning" he an
sweted By way of evasion, III order 10 collec'
=, his thoughts
. mean, sir, that if the mortgage be yonl
9 clients aud your bro her'r, and If as yon al
y, ieg., they require Immediate payment ot tht
, GtLr, no acr of niue c-n eati-fy them, aut
: Whatever sacrifice ! make, my fathers lan'
, mu-t be yielded tn tIem'
..PArtty; partly, | said,'' he reioined, " but
worii take the " hole npon my=e'', II you oni'
, cguscut to he by wife Ihsne are cumplcAte,
= | i--u-s OF laH winch women cAnrot DO sup
y | posed t. CUl!pTehend'
!; 81 .hluk. .lr, that csn understand the MAJ
u ! ter" SAID Clar4, with slow deLbera n. You
> fa-h-r'z mort gagss were beqrest.-4! - lis "
= = -"r. 20 be divIred between yoO in such - ares
: thAt you, srr, possess a. least enough 70 clra
= ii all tue deb, cu Rushock and the keIrp-e
-. farus 30 that il You choose take my fathe er
= burden yourseh you could save him from
- ruin. Is not this W hat you offer to do If col
>, sept 10 your dcmREd =
- "Ol that condition." he replied.
~ The cuuduIon ia your own" retorted II
T. e. daree 'and rnaketh d diff-reuce IN the que
-, ZION Of II. debt
ID Pardon ~, 1t maketh all the d # renc
- -ince by marriage your Interests aud mine b
-, come Identified
al al After his death do you meant" she aske
t 'Or purpose YOU to turn him out in his o
u age, and insta! yourself at Ru,hock as soon
20 as | have given sou my hand -
70, IL cay not So he rejoned, the old gent
- | man would live with Us, or We might, II
-, 80 pleased, leave him his house and dwell ell
~. ~, where for the few years he hath to live. Th
ia. need be no impedment betwixt ~
IN IN Bat his rents and income, what OF those
w. ~ she demanded.
ng a. He hath none left save what mine
us Law :" quoth Rogers I've should allow hin
h. sutfacteucy for all his needs"
~ And 90 in his latter years he will live
'u' mendIcant upon your aims forsooth," she
70 turned bitterly, " and dwell on sutferance
.naa your house at Rusbock, or wnere else you
Ts,t IH pleased to place him, sir. This is your b
.Ia Ta. gam. This is the price at which am asl
VIC VIC to sell myself to he your slsvef"
sS" sss My wife, my, queen, my angel you sho
.sG I say" ne retorted passIonHtely. Nay, Cla
in' M you speak cruelty; but l will be generc
~ maguamimou- towards yon and yours il !
wy will only trust me. l will agree that y
Vi father shall hold his house and rents un
turbed during his nfe provided you pIon
'ed, to be my wife aud love me
lre. 81 can Only promise for my actions"
Ibie answered calmly, the feelings Of the hC
the are in Gods hands, but if married sho
lion be in duty bound to strive to love my husba
W al and if l failed l should conceal the fail
had You now say that you would cancel
was fathers debts during his lifetime. If you
reut ally loved me as you say, you would do thi
o to once aud trust to time to win me over
red change in my sentiments towards you.
Pon noble minded cavalier methinks, would
de- content to wee damsel on whose love
the could not count, and bargain for her ham
.ltAr her despite. Mr.. Rogers, IL you will forego
the fatheria MT ugh ha lives j