Year: 1879

stop till find her. II you do not. will
find out from some one else. Did she
not say where she was going2 Why
did she go before I came back? Tell
me %


81 will tell you" said she, at last,
goaded on to say what she had not
meant TO by the sight Of his agonized
face and the sound Of his distressed
voice, both telling so plainly Of his love.
''She has gone to Philadelphia to Join
those other creatures calling themselves
women, who are so lost to all sense of
modesty and deceney that they force
themselves into the medical college with
the young men, who despise them-that
Is where your paragon is" she said,
scOrnfully. "She went while you were
gone, because 1 ordered her out Of the
house, and she had no choice but to go
then. Did you suppose was going to
allow her to stay here aud defy me to
my face ? I offered her everything she
could desire if she would go to friends Of
mine; but she disdained to listen to me,
and took her own course. Birds OF a
feather, you know. Now, do you want
to go to her, and identify yourself with
such ascandalous character9" she added,
mockingly, hate cleaning in her eyes
and sharpening her voice.


Follow her? Yes, to tue ends Of the
earth," said the young man, impetu-
ously, stopping short in his rapid walk
about the room, "and protect aud defend
her from the insults Of those who cannot
do her justice. Even you shall not
slander her thus in my presence again.
/ will not bear it'll will not listen to itl
II is uncomfortable you attempt it, I
will leave your presence, and il you per-
sist in il, you will Danish me as well as
her. You have gained nothing by
harshness, for / will follow her and
marry her, if she will have me, as surely
as I stand here. You know as well as /
do that no purer-minded woman lives
in this world, and it is useless for you to
try to prejudice me against her for
neither you nor any one else can do it,"


He began his walk again, and went
on:


Whatever she undertakes is done
from a pure, noble motive, aud any
woman who tries to fit herself to aid the
suffering among her own sex is deserv-
ing Of all praise, and ought to be en-
couraged, instead Of being made the
victim Of sneers, reproaehes and mali
cious ISLANDERS, such as some OF these
young gentlemen students are guilty
Of. Gentlemen, indeed! Any man
who would insult woman because she
wished to study medicine ought to be
kicked out OF any decent school, and /
would like the task Of doing it. II any
vile eur ever dares to take Elinor's pure
name in vain on that account, or any
other, | will punish him as he deserves.
And now | am going to her" he said.
defiautly, as he left the room, for the
first time in his life leaving his mother
with the feeling that she was unworthy
his respect, and too indignant TO care
how he spoke.


He would not ask Elinor's address. for
he felt sure she would 90 to her mothers
friend in her time Of trouble, and he set
out for Philadelphia as soon as hecould,
chafng at every minute Of delay. His
blood seemed at fever heat, in spite Of the
bitter weather, and he was hardly con-
scious of what passed about him as the
train rolled along.


After her sous departure, Mrs. Stod-
dard experienced a very natural reaction
from the great excitement she had felt
since his first avowal OF his love for Eli [
nor. She had been during this tune un-
der the absolute control Of violent pas
sions, than which there are no more
cruel, brutal masters. It is no wonder
that in her feeble health she should feel
the results physically. Before Frank
learned his fate that night from Elinor,
his mother was writhing in the grasp Of /
a most agonizing malady.


TO be conunued.l