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should be taken at once to the rooms they

1 should be taken at once to the rooms they
were to occupy.
"Dianer Will be served in about an hour,
/ If that will give you time to rest" said the
Major, as they were ascending the stairs.
! "Plenty of time," replied Mr.. Falconer.
"a bath and five minutes nap will render
me, at least, capable of doing full justice to
your hospitality"
MY darlingW said Mr.. Falconer, tender
IL, as Dinah, after stirring the fire in the
| CRATE which was, at this season OF the
year, necessary even in the sunny South,
and showing Isabel where to find clothes
press and bath rooms, at last disappeared.
He saw that she was on the verge OF
tears, and drew her to his arms. 81 am so
stran gely happy" she said, as she leaned
her head upon his shelterng breast ana
burst into tears of excitement.
TT is wonderful experience for you"
he said, smoothing her hair gently, as he
removed her hat, sand you have need of oil
your fortitudo to take you through it with.
| out over-taxing your nerves." She was
trembling even now like q leaf.
! CHOW selfish l am,' she said, after she
| had become more calm. II forgot in my
own thoughts how weak you are still, !" for
/ he was trembling, too, in his sympathy Tor
! her. ssForgive me- DEAR and she in her
turn became the comforter, and forced him
to lie down upon an easy couch, while she
! opened trunks, and made preparations for
the toilet.
They were large, airy rooms which had
been given them, the windows opening out
upon delightful prospect, with distant
Richmond just appearing in view.
s'Oh, how funny" said Oracle, who had
| been exploring the bedrooms and looking
from the windows. "There's just ever SO
many little bits of houses out this way;
does Major Darlington have tenement
houses to rent?'
eyes, my dear.' replied her father,
smiling at her natural mistake; "but the
tenants are his own working people-these
colored people you saw about the place
who, with their families, occupy these
houses"
Meanwhile discussion was going on be-
low. "She's pure Carrir gton, isn't she's"
said Caroline, as she nguidly dropped into
q chair.
s:The very image of CHESTER said Mrs.
Carringt
CHER eyes and hair will remind you of
Alicia when you see her again" remarked
the Major "By the way, where Is Ches-
ter?''
"He is having one of his gloomy fits to-
day." answered his wife, "and though /
told him his daughter was coming, it seemed
to make no impression upon his mind, and
he has wandered off,
Gle isn't alone?" said the Major: little
anxiously.
"Oh, no. I sent Pompey after him as
usual, and he will take care of him"
| ia ,of har
said Adelaide, looking from the window
ct fear meeting so many of us at once is
going to be very exciting for Cousin Isabel
i noticed her hand trembled in mine when
I took it.'
"She is not looking as we'll as when saw
her, said Major Darlington. "Her hus-
bands sickness has, doubtless. been
strain upon her nerves."
t'Mamma, oughtn't We to send Lizette
and Cato to help them dress?''
ST hardly know what they have ben ac-
customed to,'' replied Mrs. Darlington.
"People live so differently in the North and
South"
ST think, my DEAR" laughed the Major,
@that my niece would consider dressing.
maid a nuisance"
"WeIl, ain sure If were obliged to
comb my own hair, should soon decide to
wear it cropped close" said Adelaide,
laughingly, giving her fine head, adorned
with heavy braids, a toss.
"Still, If you had always been accus.
toned to being your own hair dresser" re-
marked Caroline.
"Habits are MEMORABLE things" said
Mrs. Darlington, ssand, for the present,
will send Lizette to inquire if Mrs. Fal-
coner would like her assistance in dress
ing"
A neat colorsd girl made her appearance
in answer to the bell, and Mrs. Darlington
gave her her directions.
"Peafs like dem Northern ladies amt
fust quality no how" was Lizette's dis
satisfied comment as she descended the
stairs, after Isabel had kindly declined her
services at her toilet. She had never been
accustomed to such assistance and looked
upon it as more of g. hindrance than help,
except in exceptional cases. But, den,
specs it all in de brungin' up" she con-
Guided, philosophically-
A carriage was at the door as Lizette
reached the hall, and Major Darlington was
handing out an old lady with tender re-
spect. 1t was Mrs. Pembroke, and she said
eagerly as she took his offered arm: ''Has
she come?H
CHAPTER XII.
Oracle tripped lightly down the steirs,
dressed in dainty silk of cerulean blue,
her floating hair fastened oack with silver
dagger; Isabel followed her, dressed simply
and elegantly in pain black silk, {. dchu OF
creamy real lace about her neck, in the
feecy folds of which shone the diamond
locket, her only ornament, and MIR. Fall
coner, quite rested from bis bath, cheer
fully brought up the rear.
Caroline met them 1T the footof the stairs
and ushered them into a spacious drawing
room, elegantly furnished; little, old lady
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