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"Certainlv, ma'am," " replied the girl in rC a faint voice.
 Entering the room, and approaching the he'd. Mrs. Hawkins found her guest t much better, but still suffering from the e effects of the physical strain to which she a had been subjected during the previous
 night
 Lie still, my dear" said the kind t hearted woman, as the girl attempted to t raise herself on her elbow. "I will bring you something to eat, and, perhaps by noon you may be able to get up In a few moments Mrs. Hawkins re- turned, bearing in her hands tray cov-
 cred with snowy cloth, on which were
 temptingly arranged some nicely put
 tered toast, poached egg and deiclous
 cup of coffee.
 "Now, dear, eat a good breakfast, and
 we will soon have the roses back ln your
 cheeks
 Placing the tray on the side of the bed
 Mrs. Hawkins left the room, and after
 she had cleared away her breakfast dishes
 and finished her usual work, she again
 returned to the chamber and found that
 Lena had eaten heartily of the food placed
 before her and was sleeping soundly.
 "Poor child, I will let her sleep, said !
 Mrs. Hawkins to herself; "she is in need |
 of it." and lifting the tray she stepped
 softly out of the room.
 In the afternoon Lena awoke, and on
 hearing the clock in the parlor strike 5,
 she was astonished to find that she had
 slept so long. Hurriedly dressing her
 self, she soon made her appearance ln
 the kitchen, where she found Mrs.
 Hawkins alarming her husbands socks,
 and the farmer taking his accustomed
 afternoon nap in the rocking chair by a the fire At the sound of footsteps the 6 farmer awoke with a start, and straight y ening himself up, inquired of the girl il e she was better. "Much better, thank @. YOU, sir, and l will not intrude upon V your hospitality any longer" replied the g girl. holding her bonnet in her hands. K II am afraid you will have to content n, yourself here another night" said the a farmer, 'for the roads are impossible. ed The snow has drifted so high in some st places that it would cover g. little body ck like you; but won't your friends be @ alarmed by your absence? "My en friends" replied the girl, sadly. "l am nG trying to find them, and if you Will al- tn low me to tell you my story, perhaps ed you can assist me, as they live some i'd where in this region." Placing chail Ter near her own Mrs. Hawkins requested ed the girl to be seated, while they listened ny to her story. Ire "My mother" said she, twas the only Ic- daughter of a wealthy farmer, who wa in left a widower at her birth, leaving hin ion with two children-my mother and
 son 10 years of age. When she was me years old my father secretly welded he md acainst my grandfather's wishes, and a yer though she wrote to that relative repea he edly begging for forgiveness, her letter no- were returned unopened. After tw log years of unalloyed happiness was bor1 id. and for ten years my parents union "; | in happy one until the fatal day can He'd which deprived my mother or one of u our kindest of husbands and me of one ot u he most indulGent of fathers. One day lan, large sum of money was found mlssT r it from the safe in the office in which 1T to- father was employed as bookkeeper, aI and he heinz the only one who had access arm the safe. and some of the stolen mon lour being found in his desk, he was arTeste eing tried convicted and sentenced to t ah- years imprisonment. My mother, hrnl ,ned believing him innocent, converted ever lace thinc of any value into money to obtc old lawyers, hoping to save him. She now pealed to her father, but he would nces listen to her, and her letters were az; ears returned unopened. She wrote to ome brother, but with the same result, a
 she was finally obliged to see my fat cked sent to prison, strongly protesting ew a innocence to the last. For four ye bout my mother managed to eke out seal and subsistence with her needle, with W The little assistance I could give her, but print last care and sorrow did their work { and she was finally forced to give up blue despair. and eventually became vic 'iting to quick consumption. For nine l. assed weeks she was confined to her bed, g lttlng ually wasting away. little while
 fore her death she called mo to her 1 e you side, and, placing letter in my ha' prang exacted a promise from me that door mediately after her death l would s bur what little furniture we had, go to skiing prandfathers and deliver the proc' randy iSto his hands. As the tears strea With down my cheeks she took my hand ir un- hors and with a heavenly smile on rev it countenance. bade me good-by and a' esting me to meet her in heaven. Her armer moments were spent in breathing W g girl of affection for the husband she to the loved so dearly
 kindly with the assistance of some young neirhbors and the sale of what little a few niture we had procured enough m farmer to pay for decent burial, and d slap days after her funeral 1 started CT cir at journey to find my grandfather. l scious- only sufficient money to buy my rall a faint ticket and a little more, but the lanc opened with whom we lived and to whom ed that sold the furniture prepared little It. The for me and saw me safely on the irl, but After journey of six hours l req
 "We my destination. As soon as l aligf V asked inquired of the man at the statlo fife, of way to the Brinwood farm.
 to turn "TYou will haveto take the stage sinner, replied the man. I don't see a to stay; their folks down today and here 1t ( l am as now Assisting me to get in, he father me good night, leaving me to W 'ke she what sort of people should mee pon the how they would treat me.
 '' asked A half hours ride brought me lucer of large, old fashioned house, stand ? of the the center of lovely lawn, wi the girl, abundance of trees and carriage pod that on both sides of the house. Handl
 fare to the driver, he helped me ned the mount, and few moments brout i've the to the house. In answer to my
 Those the bell the door opened, and 1bed CT uatured colored girl inquired W n grace wanted
 npressed "'Your master, replied. w gentle walk in and be seated and W
 sorrow him said she, ushering me into 2 CT The comfortably furnished room on O