Year: 1876

Hetty's rooms being once more
f,oed from contamination OF gam
hing she set about trying to
nerceiye how she was to be saved IN
the future from like expenses. Try
ing her best to circumvent her
enemy she felt that every triumph
on her part was only so much
stimulus added to his purpose. She
knew he would do anything to
annoy her and yet keep within the
boundary of law and order in every
pa,ticular. Her ready wit had
served her one good turn in this
matter of freeing herself from her
disreputable inmates, how to avoid
having others she had to be eau
tious. An applicant for rooms soon
made his appearance, who was so
very respectable she did not hesi-
tate to accept him without much
cavilling, and peace and order once
more restored, she settled down to
her daily employment.


1t was not long, however, this
peace was to last. Finding the
Judge had apparently given up the
case, as he no longer attempted to
torment her, a new suitor ap-
peared on the tapis in the shape of
the very respectable lodger, who
was only too willing to make him
self agreeable as we'll as useful.
Finding him rather an annoyance
than otherwise, and not feeling in
the least inclined to give mp her
liberty, she took every possible
means of avoiding him, and in the
end began to feel she would have to
give up her house to do SO.


OF Scotch descent, with a broad
accent, he seemed to Hetty as rather
formidable in the mildest possible
form OF conversation, but when it
came to love he surpassed himself
and poor Hetty's vain endeavors to
ascertain what he was driving at,
led her on to the point where she
felt she must do or die in her
attempt to be rid of him.


rWhar's the mistressl" we're the
first words in the morning and the
last almost at night she heard pro-
pounded to the Chinese boy she
now felt able to hire as assistant, and
when the mistress was found the
'canny Scotchman was sure to be in
position for a half hours visit, at the
end of which she had only been able
to comprehend that he was saying
something vehement, something po-
etical and something too much like
love-making to make the visit agree.
able. Determined one bright morn
ing to see the las of him, she told
him she had an offer and meant to
sell out her business. The doctor
went into frenzy of delight almost
at the prospect and would have gone
on his knees to have thanked her had
she not restrained him.


II can do nothing"-what does the
man mean, she thought. He is GER
tainly beside himself. What have l
to do with all this fervor, or what
does he mean by thanking met The
man was evidently misunderstanding
her In some way, and she finally
SAID; 81 don't understand you;
your Scotch is too much for me-"


Indeed" he said, in tolerable
English, I'm glad you are going to
give up, for | want you to take
small house with me. Indeed it is
NOT pleasant being a bachelor, and
lor the want Of better husband,
from what you have said, I hope
you'll take me-"


1t is impossible to describe Hetty's
CONSERVATION. The man labored
hard with his English to make her
understand about himself-how his
practice was increasing, his desire
Tor mate and hope that the woman
VINO had proved such good house,
keeper for many might prove fit
mate for one.


Inc mans assurance of his posi-
uon seemed so strong, as he thus
declared himself, that Hetty felt that
In some way she must have given
encouragement. She had heard him
talk. but never till now without a
broad accent, and as she had al
lowed him to ramble on, paying
little heed to what he said, and not,
IN fact, trying to do anything but
get through with the time without
letting him sec she did not under
stand him, she now felt she must
explain herself.


~ never gave you any reason to
think wished to change my condi-
ton. xon haya misled yourself. l