Year: 1879

we're usurping her place, his eyes fairly
blazed, the blood mounted to his fore
head, and his hands trembled with ex-
citement as he tried hard to restrain
himself from harsh words.


The Doctor came in just then. and,
stepping hastily to his sile, felt his
pulse critically, and said, in very de-
cided tones:


81 am very sorry. madam, but this
interview is doing so much injury that
it will be neces AIRY to bring it to ;lose
at once. His pulse has not been in such
state since he began to recover"


Angry, humiliated, feeling almost
broken hearted, the proud woman with
drew without another word, aud, leav-
ing the hospital, went to her hotel,
where she shut herself in her own room
and wept more bitter, hopeless tears
than she had shed for years. After this,
she was very guarded in her language,
aud more gentle in her bearing toward
her son than she had been since their
enlargement 50 that by the time he
was really able to bear the journey, he
had consented TO accompany her home,
especially as Elinor said he must DO so,
and both the Doctor aud Mrs. Duf ad-
vised him that it would be best, though
they told him, so heartily he at once
believed it, that they would be glad and
happy to have him come to them.


With returning strength, Frank saw
more plainly what he ought to do, and,
after most desperate struggle between
his sense Of honor and his love-remem-
bering what he had said to Elinor the
evening he was hurt-he parted from
her at last with only the hastily whis-
pered words:


"AIine forever, my darling"


And she whispered:


"Foreverl"


Then, when the good byes were said
to the kind friends who had so faithfully
watched over him-Walter, Annie, the
Doctor, and his motherly wife-the
young man felt that the flaming sword
was turning every way between him
aud his paradise.


OF the lonely, dreary days that fol-
lowed the arrival home, it is not need
ful to speak. Nature is kindly If she is
not defied aud disobeyed too much, and,
though our young friend often thought
he would die of wretehedness, he did
not, but rather, to his surprise, gained
health and strength, till he at length
realized that it was time for him to go
to work again.


Meanwhile, he had received visit
from his old friend the Doctor as soon
as the latter thought prudent, and
learned all that the reader knows about
the villainous plot that was Intended to
destroy Elinor Norton's character, and
that was successful in keeping her out
Of the medical class Of IS.


Enraged at the foul attempt, Frank
at once threw his whole soul into thu
case, determined never to leave it till
the slauderer was disgraeed as he de-
served to be, and Elinor's name fully
cleared. As soon as he learned all the
facts, he at once connected the assault
made upon himself with the equally
base aud cowarily attack made upon
Elinor, and had not a doubt as 10 the
unity Of motive prompting both crimes.


From this time, Frank labored with
tireless energy to perfect himself in his
profession. \ motive was at last sup
piled, and the poorest student Of the
laws dry technicalilies could not have
studied harder or more tirelessly than
he No knight of Europe's ancient
chivalry ever wore fair lady's favor in
his steel helmet more proudly, or did
battle for her sake more nobly, than did
our friend cherish Elinor's image in his
inmOst soul and watch over her inter-
ests day 10y day while he was preparing
himself to defeat aud destroy her enc
mics. Like DIR. DufT, he vowed that the
college maguates should beg her to come
back and should seek her pardon.
TO be continued.l