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his wife's room and look at her in dumb.

his wife's room and look at her in dumb
despair.
After the twenty-first day June took a
turn for the better. For the first time she
looked ut Mrs. Trevanion with recogni-
ton in her eyes, and put out q wasted
waXcn hand to her.
"Have l bccn illy'' she asked, in a Ian
guild voice.
"You will soon be we'll now, dear child,'
answered Mrs. Treyanion, in her cheeriest
tones.
"Where is I'om?' she asked, presently.
"Would YOU like to see him?"
June made n gesture of assent, and Mrs.
Trcvanion went to fetch him.
But" she said, as he was preparing
with alacrity to obey the summons, mot
in these Clothes" looking at the mourn-
ing garments he was wearing for his lost
heir. "And it," he voice faltcring, 'if
she asks for the poor darling, you must
try to command yourself, and say that he
has gone away to stay"
Tom arrayed himself in an old shooting
suit, and went on tiptoe to his wife's
room. What an eager light there was in
his honest face as he approached the bed
and once more saw recognition in the eyes
of his beloved! She smiled faintly and
held out her hand to him, and he took it in
his Ia tenderly as though it might melt
away mt II touch.
where is little Tom" asked June,
faintly. II want to see all the family"
Mrs. T%revanion saw the convulsive
working Of TOMS face, and FASTENED to
interrosc.
HE is with his grandmother, darling"
she said. thinking sadly of June's dead
mother; hut June understood, as it was
meant she should, that he was with Mrs.
Ellesmere.
"FaIcy Tom letting him out of his
sight" she murmured, and then sank back
tired, and said no more.
That night, as Mrs. Trevan;on was sit
ting by her bedside, thinking she was doz-
ing. June suddenly opened her eyes, and,
with n fixed look, said:
els it true!"
"Is what true, dearcst?!'
"Dallas!!" uttered June, in a low voice.
Airs. Trevanion hid her face in her
hands, and the tears fell thick and fast
through her fingers.
GLOW hard!' said June, and then closed
her eyes and relapsed into silence.
The doctors now CAV every hope of her
recovery. When she was well enough to
he moved, She was to be taken to the sea-
side. and. as Mrs. Trevanion could no
longer he spared from home, Mrs. Bryan
was to he installed as head nurse.
"Oh," said Tom. i'll a melancholy voice,
us they sat together after dinner on the
last evening, what shall I do, without
you? l don't believe my poor little girl
would ever have pulled through hut for
you"
When She is stronger, you must tell
her." answered Mrs. T%rcvanion, with
tears in her eyes. "AEd when you. talk
about You dreadful loss, it will he heart
breaking ut first, but it will draw you
closer together afterward. And now,"
looking very kindly ut his grieved face,
do you feel sufficiently friendly to allow
me to take u libertyy"
AT this Tom jumped up, and, coming
round to her, seized her hand and held it
fast.
"Wha in the world might you not say
or dog And he took the chair beside
her.
'You KNOW" said Mrs. T'rcvanion. af-
ter IL slight pause, when our poor darling
was so i'll and we did o know which n
1t might turn, l would not allow you to
reproach yourself in any way on her nc
count; but, now that she is going to get
quite well and strong again, you must
be all in all to each other, just us you
We're when first you married."
Mrs. T%revanion paused n moments: then.
looking at him very kindly and speaking
IN n low but resolutc voice, she proceeded:
NO third person ought ever to be nj
lowed to come between n husband md
wife. The cause of most of the misunier-
standing between you and dear June has
been the interference of Miss Ellcsmerc."
Eyes. yes" said Tom, heartily. 81 am
sure you are right. But I think, with poor
Agnes. it was what you would call want
of tact more than anything else. How
ever" seeing the expression of dissent on
his friends face, lit shall never happen
again. No one-nothing-shall ever come
between my wife and me. Please God
she gets well, she shall have it Nil l,er
own way"
Mrs. Trevanion smiled. 81 think YOU
will find" she said, 'that June is less like.
~ to be spoiled by too much Kindness than
by the other method. And l am quite
sure that n man as good and kind MS yo,
are ought to make any reasonable woman
happy and will do so when left to your.
"oh," cried Tom. deprccatingly, "don',
say anything about me! I'm a very poor
sort of chap, I'm afraid!'
mo, you are not" said Mrs. Treyan.
ion, smiling and putting out her hand to
him. but rot are none the worse foI
being modest. and when l come to stay
with you again I know l shall find you the
hnppiest couple in the world"
"And We will be, thanks to you!" cried
Tom. f%ervently, still grasping her hand.
ut will be thanks to the natural good
qualities Of both Of you. and to there be.
ing no n to interfere" answered Mrs
Trevanion, kindly.
CHAPTER XVIII.
1t was the first week in January. 81,
Thomas and Lady Nevil were staying a,
their Dlace in tho North Extans;vo 81