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him letter.
10 read It." she said,
your friends, the Corcora.-
1t was from Orient; the YOU,
nized the graeeeIl script at once IT,
had only received one letter from her
opened it with trembling eagerness. But what
did it meant She had always imagined him
the sole Of honor She had loved him for his
goodness and unworldliness; it was hard
to give up her ideal of him, but now every
thing was changed no explanation on
either side was necessary, he must under
stand. and she could not forgive.
believe me" she wrote, that NV own un-
happiness is greater than any 20
To have cherished an ideal as
and allowing 20 cluster about il
hoUest and tenderest i'll my tho
slight thing The discovery th
utterly mistaken hss given me
which l shall never recover. ! have W.
q dream and the awakening has been cruel
/ only hope that 1 shall never hear Of you
again as cecI,p yins the sacred desk. For me
at least and against love you have committed
the objectionable sin"
too weak condition for him 70 connect his
friends readings vt Ramoth Gilead with this
letter 1t was ms if he had received a heavy
blow upon the head. He lay stunned a long
time, but when Halssy came in he had arisen
from his bed and was preaching wildly TO
an imaginary congregation on the sin that
hath never forgiveness. Halsey led him
to his bed and compelled him TO lie
down. Then he noticed the letter, read
and concealed it He saw that it was
mailed from a way station and had been
written on the train, and therefore before
Orient had received his letter OF confession
Why had he delayed making il when he wss
with heri All resret was useless now. He
laid his hand on his friends pulse. He had
no fever, and bis hopes rose, but he was wildly
delirHes and incossrent, and the mother
seriously alarmed by this new turn In her
sons condition, which had been pronounced
az very encouraging when the physician last
called II think we had better summon DR..
Corcoran," she said at length; '.hs under
stands Andrews case and cured hin. once be-
fore"
Halsey telegraphed at once, and anxiously
awaited the doctors coming at the country
station. The train paused and two passen-
gers alighted. That portly gentleman with
the gray whiskers he knew must be DR.. Cor
W,
stepped up qnickly, a great delight showing
through the humiliation which crimsoned his
face. but Orient forestalled any explanation.
"So,u she exclaimed, fms hrs flashing
from her indignant eyes, 'this was
piece of deception like the rest, and you
are not i'll with brain fever. I might
have suspected as much" She wheeled
about and was walking rapidly from him
when her father laid his hand upon her arm
"Orient,n he said, ''I thought it was An
drew Steele who was ILL.,"
"Who, then, is this impostorF' shs asked
scornfuily.
'sDid you not receive my letterF' Halsey
asked, humbly. SIT is truo that you have
been deceived, but not by Andrew Steele I"
And once more he made his miserable confes-
sion
Orient regarded him with keen, mereiless
syss. ~ do not Sc why you should tell me
this IL it is not true" she said; sit certainly
b not complimentary to yourself" shs did
not speak to him again on their way to the
| house. and they all entered Andrew Steeles
| room together.
He was reading from an open Bible, and
looked up vacantly, repeating: LEST by any
means when have preached to others my
| self should be q castaway."
Orisnt stepped firmly TO his sidA, and TAX
| Ing Andrew Steele's hands IN both OF herr,
| she said simply: 81 have made q great mis-.
| taxa have learned that had no cause to
vrits YOU the letter which panied you I am
| Orient Corcoran- Can you forgive mef"
Andrew Steele regarded her with an un-
| cornprehsnding, expressionless stare.
| DIR. Corcoron started violently, and leading
| Mrs. Steele aside, said to her: This IS worse
| than had imagined. It is not brain fever or
nervous proStration; it Is insanity"
The poor woman uttered a sharp cry. .tAnd
| he cannot be curedF'
Il did not say say So We will talk Il
| over" And he called his daughter into an
| ether room for q consultation
sThey win stay all night" said Mrs. Steele
| to Halsey MAY l ask you to take your
| things to ne. Shbor Browns so that can az.
range your room for the young ladyF'
sYes," he replied, If l can bs of no assist,
ance.n Ho felt that he was set aside as use.
| less thing, and crushed and indignant he re-
| moved his effects. ~ viii see her in ths
morning." he said to himself; ''and make ens
more appeal for myself, - for now Orient was
isIsy rth "a frieIu,t- : - with him, gently
! All 49, f-t him back &c the
-& :Iy miserable,
| l. t. s.. ..-.. iii spending the
| greater part of the - al framing excuses
and arguments which might recommsnd hir.;
to mercy. At last, completely worIled cut,
he fol- asleep. and, tired nature asserting nH
| RIGHT. IL was iate the following morning
when he nygoke and saw that travelling
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