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presently rested on Emmelinc, and
then. fairly aroused. Jonas hastily 40
preached her, and Selling and tendcrly
pressing her hand, said, tears cushing
into his eyes.
II beg your pardon, poor dear youcg
LADY, beg your pardon"
And blubbcred right out as he blum
dercd down stairs and from the house.
And then. supplicatingly. almost rev
erentially. Edwin sank back upon his
knee before the good and noble girl
he had SO cruelty doubted and mis-
judged.
And he accused and hated himself,
he said, for his vile suspicious: was,
he knew. unworthy of the forgiveness
which yet he dared to implorc.
1t scarcely needs for us to say that
he was very readily and gladly par
doncd
When Emmelinc had somewhat rec
onciled her lover to himself by an as
surance of her forgiveness, she said
to him:
Yes. am not Emmclinc Redmond.
but Emmcline Lindsay, the daughter
of an unjustly executed man: and
with the hope of acquiring proofs of
my fathers innocence resigned myself
to the shame of increasingly following
the steps of him who now lies Won
der"
And Emmelinc. avertins lnr face.
pointed toward the corner of the room
where Nicksey was again sleeping
but this time his last. long slumbcr.
Most difficult of all was it to resign
myself to that contempt which ] had
so little mcritcd." Emnelinc added
and fixed OH Edwin Il look which had
in it far more of love than of re-
proach.
The devotion of al his life. Forces
ter said would but poorly atone the
cowardly lack of faith he had cvinccd
his ungcnerouS doubts of Emnelines
purity and truth.
And then the rcpentant young man
asked and received his pardon from
Noel harrington.
81 told You. doctor. that you We're
mad" Noel smilingly said. and 1
think you will own now that you were
not perfectly in your senses"
Jonas returned with officers of jus
tice. and soon. and With feelings of
great relief. our friends quilted that
wrctched den.
All three seated within Jarvis coach
and Jonas. poor man. his intellccts
still in Il dreadfully confused state.
was constantly driving down Il wrong
street. and of course as constantly
driving back again. so that the Jour
| nev was Very much the reverse OF
shortcncd-were deeply and earnestly
conversins concerning the steps which
could now be taken.
Alas! they We're now like Jarvis
himself. and knew not which way to
proceed.
On Nickscy and on the letters of
which he had possessed himself had
been Enmelne and Barringtons en-
tire reliance.
Nickscy was dcad-and the letters
had fallen into the power of man
who would not have lost moment in
reducing them to ashes.
And that man himself it would be
| impossible to discover.
Nor could they now venture to ac-
cuse Mrs. Clesterton.
"All hope of justice for my fathers
memory is gone" wept Emmeline,
land nothing is for his daughter left,
save only vain despair
no. no. do not weep. Emlnelinc,"
said Forester. suddenly and hastily.
"All hope is not yet lost. ] have Il
true and earnest friend. barrster of
great talent and with powerful intiu-
encc: and if to unrayel all these hor-
rors be not indeed an ilnpossibility. he
| will accomplish it"
II think ! know" said harrington,
with considerable animation, You al
lude to-.
Yes" interrupted Forester ito
Theodore the son of Niscount Dare.
leigh"
ITO Be Continucd)