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Just then ELLA came singing into ths
room. but started when she saw how ex
cited Mrs. Campbell appeared, aud how
swollen her eyelds were.
Why. what's the matterf" said she
Il never saw you cry before. excepting
that tins when | told yon | was KoIas
70 marry Henry" and Ella laughed d
little. spllcfnl laugh.
'liush-s sh," said Mary. softly; and
Mrs Campbell drawing ELLA 10 her side
told her of the strange discovery she had
made; then becknning Mary 20 approach,
she laid hand upon each OF the young
girls heads. and blessing them, called
them her own dear children"
Il would be hard telling what Elias
emotions were, One moment she was
glad, and the next she was sorry, for she
was 50 Suprcmely selfish that the fact OF
Mary's heinz now In every respect her
equal gave her more pain thnn pleasure.
OF course Mrs. Campbell would love her
best-eyerybody did who knew her--ey-
erybody but Henry. And when Mrs.
Campbell asked why she did not speak
she replied. why. what shall I say7
shall so into ecstasles about IN To be
sure I'm glad--yery glad that you are
my aunt VIII Mary live here nowr'
Yes, always" answered Mrs. Camp.
bell aud NO. never" thought Mary.
Mrs. Campbell that evening tried 20
devise some means by which TO atone for
neglectIng Mary 80 long. Suddenly a new
Idea occurred 90 her. upon which she de-
termined Immediately 10 act, and the
next morning MIR. Worthington was sent
for TO draw up new will. In which Mary
Howard was TO share equally with her
sister.
Half Of all own Ia theirs By right"
said she, ''and what | want IL that On
their twenty-hrst birthday they shall
come into possession OF the portion which
ought 90 have been their mothers. while
Ut my death the remainder shall be equal
ly divided between thrm.'
The will was accordingly drawn up.
signed and sealed. Mr.. worthington
keeping rough draft OF Il. which was
thrown among some loose papers In his
office. A Jaw days nftcrward Henry.
coming accidentally upon Il. read Il with.
out hesitation.
THAT settles II az once" said he, "and
! can't say I'm sorry. for | was getting
horribly sick of her, Now Id willingly
marry Mary without penny. but Ella.
with only one-quarter as much as | ex-
peeted, aud that not until she's twenty.
one, IL different matter entirely. But
what am 10 dog | wish Moreland was
here. for though he don't like me. he
wouldn't mind lending me few thou
sand. Well, there's no help for Il, and
the sooner the old man breaks now the
better. tn help me out Of a deuced
mean scrape, for, OF course. | shall be
magnanlmous and release Ella at once
from her engagement with ruined man"
The news that Mary was Mrs. Camp.
BELLS niece spread rapidly, aud among
those who came TO congratulate her none
was more sincere than William Bender.
Mary was very dear to him. and what
ever eonduced TO her happiness added
also TO his. Together with her he had
heard the rumor Of Mr.. Lincolns down
fall, and while he felt sorry for the fam
lily he could not help hoping that II
would bring Jenny nearer to him. or
this he told Mary, who hardly dared
trust herself 60 reply lest she should di-
vulge darling secret which she had
cherished ever since Mrs. Campbell had
told her that In little more than n year
she was to be the rightful owner OF a
sum OF money much larger than she ever
dreamed II possible for her to possess.
Wholly unseltish. her thoughts instantly
turned toward her adopted brother. A
part Of that sum should be his, and with
that for stepping stone to future wealth
Mrs, Lincoln, when poor and destitute,
could not longer refuse him her daugh.
ter. Mrs. Campbell, to whom alone she
conGded her wishes, gave her consent,
though she could not understand the self
denying love which prompted this act OF
generosity to stranger.
And now Mary was very happy in
thinking how much good she could do.
Mrs. Mason, her benefactress, should |
never want again, Sally Furbush, the
kind-hearted old crazy woman, who had
stood by her so long and so faithfully, |
should share her home wherever that
home might be; while, better than the
rest, William Bender the truest, best |
friend she ever had, should be repaid |
for his kindness to her when little, un-
known pauper. And still the world, |
knowing nothing of the hidden causes
which made Mary's laugh so merry and
her manner so gay, said that "the pros
pect of being an heiress had turned her
head, just as 1t always did those who
were suddenly elevated to wealth."
CHAPTER XXI.
Mr. Lincoln had failed. AT the corners
of the streets groups OF men stood to- |