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7 gone to visit. lived at Croydon; they
were elderly people. who had no chill
dren of their own, and they had taken
a great fancy to our heroine.
Being old friends of Mrs. MedlOottS.
they We're among the few who knew
her true history.
Here she was always certain of a
hearty welcome, and that the longer
she made her stay the more pleased
her host and hostess would be.
From her distract and subdued
ner they soon perceived that some
thing was wrong. but they were too
delicate to thrust themselves upon her
confidence.
a few chance words, however. gave
Mrs. Gardiner a very shrewd guess as
TO the real state of things in Church
row.
1--WE have not seer anything of God
frey during this whole vacation" she
said, n day. Il was just thinking CT
writing and asking him 20 spend Il
few days with us while you We're
here"
"Oh, pray. don't. Mrs. Gardiner"
cried ROsamond, thrown off her guard
by the suddenness of the proposition;
then flushing crimson as she became
conscious of the strangeness of her
words, she stammered: Il mean /
don't think he would come-that is to
say. he has so many engagements"
Much pleasanter ones than any
thing two such old fogies rs we could
offer him." put in Mr.. Gardiner. smil-
ing.
'Oh. no! l don't mean that she
said, eagerly. and getting hotter and
hotter as she found herself plunging
deeper and deeper into the mirc, but
/ think he has gone somewhere
Then she stopped, finding it imposSi-
BILE TO eXtricate herself from the Iaby-
rinth into which she had got entan-
gled.
well, well, then we'll put off our in
vitation to another time" interpOsed
Mr.. Gardiner.
John" she said to her husband,
when they were alone. II know now
why Rosy came to us in such n hurry,
and why she locks so pale and melan-
cLoly at times
OH he said. not displaying a very
vivid interest in this announcement.
Yes. OF course, the most natural
thing in the world has happened.
AN''s "Ii Nt''illNN hi Nt IdlItI III loNt
with each other, and Medlicott disap-
proves of it, and has sent her off here,
out of the way"
1T was the best thing he could do,
under the circumstances, if you have
guessed right, and / shouldn't wonder
but what you have replied her hus-
band.
Then you don't approve Of such a
MARRIAGE
Marriage! Indeed. A boy at God
frey's age that fancies himself in love
with every girl he sees; besides. he is
a young fellow of fortune, and by-and-
by ought to make u good match"
" You mean marry a rich woman?'
remarked Mrs. Gardiner, sharply:
hasn't he money enough OF his own,
that he might think Of his happiness
first?"
We'll dear Rosamond Is a dear,
good girl; but we must remember GER
ain things: and Godfrey Is not even
Medlicott's son The boy has been
left to his guardianship, but we all
know what James Medlicott's ideas
were upon such thoughts"
Yes, we all know what were his
ideas about money" said Mrs. Gardin-
Il NiillolI'ully l. "cIupT WIdJ De-
came OF that poor s~tepbrOther Of his.
edward Lingham. All! that was cruel
business, say what you will"
But Lingham was a prOfligate."
Not so bad as he was made out to
be; and when he found his fathers
heart poisoned against him by this
James, / daresay it drove him to
worse excuses, until he was expelled
from his house"
We'll, you must admit that our Mr..
Medlicott was not very much shocked
at his brothers behavior; and | be-
lieve, more than once befriended
Lingham, not only through benevolent
institutions, but out of his own peck
ct"
"Oh, yes; Jonathan, though rather
inclined to be s~tiff-necked, has not a
bad heart"
Yes; and he did all he possibly
could to redeem Lingham from his
evil courses, and set him up in some
respectable position in life. All, he
was a bad lot, and If he had inherited
his fathers fortune he would have
squandered il away and come to the
workhOuse at last; il would have ONLY
delayed his inevitable fate a little
longer
That is nothing to do with the cues
ton. James Medlicott deliberately
pretudiced Edward Lingham's father
against his own son. in order that he
might inherit the property, which. un-
fortunately, was not entailed. 1t was
the old story of Tom Jones and
Bliil over again, Charles and Joseph
Surface, though there is no poetic
justice at the end of ours. Both they
have both gone to their account; Mt
least, It Is supposed so, and 1t is no
good to talk of it now. | do hope that