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had been at first intended, and begged
her brother to accompany her.

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her brother to accompany her.
And you went away and did not
care whether you ever saw me again
or not, and never even said 'good-by! ;"
'sWhen / went to town--which con-
scented to do, being restless and unhap-
py, and finding Beech Grove strange
| w dreary place without Isabel to bright
| en- 1t from morning to night intend
| ed to return in few days. Once in
| London, Jane found occupation for me.
/ was to help her do this, and advise
| her in that; my taste was better than
| her husbands. Would not try to lind
| a good school for Jimmy? Mr.. Bedding
| ton was of no use in such matters. In
| a word, let myself be busted In her
| affairs rather than sit and brood over
my own"
And you cared nothing how unhap-
by might be, all the time.'
IF had thought-if had dreamt
that my absence would make you UNI
happy do you suppose any power would
have kept me away from you for an
hour? But didn't dare to imagine any
such wonderful piece Of good fortune
for myself"
And pray, why then did you take it
| into your head to come out to Beck's
Heath at ALP asked Bell maliciously.
''Since we are on the chapter of expla-
nations, you may as well explain that,
sirr'
"Because-because I found my life
intolerable. Because, when I reached
Beech GrOve-whither was obliged to
come to see to some business-I, could
not resist going to Old street, on the
pretext of calling on your good friend
Miss Barnasconi. And when l saw her
she gave me the news Of your being
here, and of your being i'll! She told me
that you were ordered to Italy for the
winter. And all the way along the
road l was beating my brains to find
some way of helping you to go there.
! And ] could think Of no method of of
fering assistance without offending you
And then when / saw you sitting by
yourself in the wood, looking so pale
and sad and forlOrn in moment the
inspiration came into my head to end
my suspense once for all, and to ask
you to let me have the right to take
care Of you from this time forward, till
death us do part"
1T was a very good inspiration"
said Mrs. Jack, with sob and q smile.
There remains little more to add to
this little narrative of Mrs. Jack; for
she soon relinquished that title, and be-
came Mrs. Warren, Of Beech Grove.
Her husband took her away to the
south of Europe for a year, and during
that time Beech Grove was shut up.
But one spring an army of painters
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to take the house in hand. 1t was
made smart and bright and fresh from
garnet to ground flour. The gardens
were set in ORDER too, and the whole
wore a look of modest prosperity and
home-like comfort.
Mrs. Lilly came out once or twice to
see the preparations which she severely
criticised in her own house. She had
forgiven Bell for her second marriage,
and announced her opinion that Beech
Grove might be a pleasant house for
1.-The girls to visit at. She and her hus-
band had desired that their grandchild
be left in their charge during the alb
sence of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren on the
Continent But this was not consented
to, and Popsy, attended by the faithful
Biddy, re-engaged at handsome wages
accompanied her mother when she
went abroad. The Lillys, however,
did not take this amisS. And it is said
that Mr.. Lilly declares his intention of
leaving something handsome in his
will to PopSy, who, 1t is known, will be
literally provided for by her stepfa-
ther
Mrs. Boddington, on hearing of her
brothers marriage, professed it was
just what she had expected; and is sar-
castle upon the obtuseness of men in
general, and her husband and brother
in particular. Howevr, the sisters-in-
law are too far part to. quarrel. And
Bell is too happy to cherish resentment
against anyone.
Barney is the welcomed friend and
welcomed guest of the household at
Beech Grove. She goes on teaching,
and means, she says to die in harness.
But it is curious to observe that in pro-
portion as her need decreases-for she
saves money every year the number of
her pupils increases. She gets better
terms now than she ever obtained In
her Woodworking youth. And young
Mulgeridge, when he wishes to practice
Believe me if all those endearing
young charms is obliged to wait upon
Miss Barnisconi at her residence.
Mr.. Mills is married, and has set up
as stationer and printer on his own
account. But he remains faithful to
his romantic alteration for Bell; and
whenever she is mentioned in his pres
ence he gives utterance to his old senti-
ment that pleananter hammered lady
or finer figure Of woman he would
not wish to see.
But the most demonstrative, if not
the deepest satisfaction at the young
widows good fortune, is expressed by
Mrs. Petherick r. n Every time that
Mrs. Robert Warren's smart equipage
stops before the door of the house in
Old strickland the times are many
Mrs. Pctcrick, wheezes out triumphant
thy, Lard, then, didn't tell We so? A
good husband, and nice house, and q
pair Of ponies-that's the siderwation
for Mrs. Jack!"