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lear any more about it if it is sent to

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town."
But her brother-in-law thought the
paper of so much importance that II
should be sent Immediately, and he could
not Just then leave home.
Surely" urged Dora, "Meta is old
enough to go with me without you. she
is now matron, you know; and her new
maid looks old enough to be her mother;
so We shall be quite safe, dear Percy. i
After much hesitation, he was obliged
to give way to his sisters arguments and
his young wife's expressed wish. Inc
consequence was that, to the great sur,
prise of their parents, the sisters arrived
at Grosvenor Place by dinner time the
same day.
The following morning the carriage
was at the door Immediately after break
fast, to convey them to the Solicitors
chambers, where they fortunately found
him in. He was very solemn person
age; but. with all his professional reti-
cence, he could not conceal his intense
satisfaction at the good tidings they had
brought.
"Of course" he remarked, "T may not
hint at the terms offered in the adver-
tisement to you ladies; but if can DO
anything to serve you, or make myself
useful in any way, pray command me.
You have rendered a most important
service to a young lady for whom have
the greatest respect, and whose fortune
and reputation were both in jeopardy by
the loss of her marriage lines"
"In that case, Mr.. Kelly" said Lady
Davenant, 1--WE will ask you favor.
May we have the pleasure Of restoring
them to her ourselvesT
81 will give you her address with
much pleasure" he replied, "as am
sure she will be delighted to thank you
personally. In the meantime, l will en-
deavor to see her husband, who will be
still more rejoiced, if possible to hear
of this, as he was in some measure to
blame for the loss of the certificate"
Mr.. Kelly then wrote a few lines OF in
PRODUCTION, and addressed his note to
Mrs. Mortimer, No. - Stafford Place,
Pimlico; that snug little nest Of houses
so near the Palace and the Park, yet hid
den from both behind the main road.
During the drive Dora gave way to
the excitement she had with difficulty
restrained in the lawyers office, and
chartered incessantly to her sister OIL the
subject of their adventure till the car
riage stopped at the house.
! A neat little maid received their cards
and conducted them up stairs to a smal
but pretty room on the first floor, II
which grand piano-forte and harp lef
little space for other furniture. Fold
ing-doors, communicating with a still
smaller apartment, were open, disclosing
amid other signs Of more domestic occu
patton, an infants pretty berceaunette
into which Meta could not refrain iron
peeping; but it was unoccupied.
She had scarcely resumed her sea
,, when young lady in deep mourning en-
tered the room, and very gracefully in
troduced herself as Mrs. Mortimer. Tai
and fair, with finely-cut features, and
profusion of rich golden hair fallin
,, round her face and throat in the be
coming ringlets which fashion has sine
banished 50 inexorably, her appearance
was extremely prepossessing. Her cour
9 tenance was very sad; her complexio
! white as alabaster, till she saw MI
Kelly's writing; then flushing to crimso
with the emotion it excited, her trem
4 bling fingers could scarcely open the not
! presented to her by Lady Davenant, VIII
+ hastened to her relief by telling her il
Z contents.
at is your lost certificate, which "
have the great pleasure Of restoring,
she explained.
For some moments Mrs. Mortimer ws
t unable to speak; but her lovely blu
eyes were raised with an expression
d the most intense gratitude to heaven, an
0 she thus looked-as the sisters afterwar
t remarked-exactly like the beautifl
a portrait on the casket Of Louise de
Valliere.
IS When Mrs. Mortimer had recovere
o her composure, she could scarcely fin
words to express her thankful feelings
r her visitors.
1Ou Cdu nave Ho luCd, ouO odI
d show much I am indebted to you, ar
how l wish l could in any way reps
n you"
d "You can," replied Lady Davenan
with some hesitation, ''if you will il
+ dulge my sister and myself with the a
Z, count of your loss, which can not fail
/. be interesting to U.S."
it 'I shall be delighted to tell you all tt
v particulars" she eagerly replied, "if yc
!, will excuse me till. i have seen my hu
IS band" e..
l. "Mr. Mortimer knows all by tn
l. time," said Dora, "from Mr.. Kelly, ar
r will soon be with you, dear Mrs. Nor
e mer, 80" ,s o.
e "Still," interrupted Meta, II can
we'll understand that you will wish
Al meet him alone; but l hope to-morrc
r you will allow me to fetch you to spel
Is few hours with us at Grosvenor Plao
lie where my father and mother will be d
h lighted to see you, and then we may pe
haps claim your promise"
~ The invitation was as cordially 6
= cepted as given, and the young ladi
o. ., rose to take leave. As they were leavi
o the house, Mrs. Mortimer's children