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I ' "I can endure the lifa we are now leai ding no longer and I must leave you. i My absence will be a relief to you I ' ) -am sure it will; and, as for me, I cannot A stay here, and be in your presence each

dsy, where I can har your roice and :naet your eye. and feel that your most indifferent acquiintance is as much jny mire to you than I am. While QUf child lived, I struggled agaiint those feeling: I could not leave her without a mother's care, and I had no ! Tight to take her with me no right to I cause your heart another sorrow; or lo

near ner irom a home of luxury like mis to one of toil and privation. But, now

needs me, And I must go. "You desired that our difficulties be not made public, and, on that account, also, I have hesitated Inn before concluding to take this step. But, if you rnii! L nniv n w fhif I linva cufTrorf In. your bounty. I cannot stay here in the midst of affluence and splendor, and feel i that you believe that for such baubles 1 j bartrr d my truth and puritj of hrart. I Willis, Willis you wronged me J t!ire ! I was young and thoughtless. ' I imagined myself scorned and slighted; iaiid when you offered me you hand. I acceptrd it scarce knowing what I did. n , j . t . T 1 . r ( uui uuii Knows mat i never inougru oi jyöur nealth 1 had not fallen as low as I that! I have secured a situation as governess, with a sala ry that will be suflicicnt for my mo.lt rate wants, and by the time you are at home 1 will be. far away. 1 ( till you this, because I know, that little ' as you care for me now, you would not like to fttl that I was destitute of j the comforts of life. ! ' I intended ta have written a lnp ; letter to have laid mj heart bare beforo you, tiiat you might see how entirely it '; is, oud has long been your own. But I I cannot do it: my pen is palsied (as my ; tongue has long been; by fueling that '. you will believe n-ithing tint I imy say. j The secrecy that I maintained with re. ard to my pnst history waslworse than folly; but surely the egony of this one ithonlit ought t atone for it,,An.l now farewell, Willis, m busi b:'p.l.! May tlie blessings of the Most iiigu ue t'pon you evermore ! Would j ! that I could honr your voice but once upon my aeain then I could r. forth loulv wsv with a stronger heart. Hut it mi- not be; ui unforriven j"1 muil h 1 ou farewclJ fo;cver- ! 4,ot uüloved nor unforgiven ! Oh. Ad.lui;!.. my vife. come back to me again' I cannot live without you!" exc?ai,,'e.1 Mf- Fictcher. as the letter fell ,r"ia M !iavi,?s sV,d' . 'I haVe ?"n you to this, my beloved, by iny harsh-

ßhe needs me. no longer no one

nr-ss nn:i cruelty, amt now my punisn taunsumeni. ana tooit tougiugi at UDoarJ-m-iit is ptealu than I can bear."' ling house.. i!e could not remain where

He took up the leite; again, and re- j ..t ! I ... (iM- f, a k .. a f.i.. r 1iAi teid it cartftilly. Ii gave hint no tine to her destination: but h. rY.imd iu i t key tu the heart he hd learned to believe so Ut-stitu'e of feeliifg so cold and worldly. 'My pen is palsied, as my pen Jias long been, by feeling you will believe nothing I may say." He read thr sentence ovran.l over again: it seemed .so Strang that he had never thought of it before. He recalled their last intrrvitw, previous to Adelaide's illness, and he remembered how tauntingly, how con fully he had told her that she could deceive him no longer, and how sternly he had bidden her cease to mock him ! '.. .ill 1. n - Ini'A An1 A 4 A f . ., . . . , , . , ' ,,a " . j lid'l lliU liriscu IUIU1) illUUl, ÖU.1 made no lTort to soften his heart. He niarvelled now at his own bliiidnes. i and springing up, he ran the bell vio i lent U . Jsms answered the summons. Did Mrs. Fletcher leave word how long she intended to be Rone?" 'No. sir: at least I have not heard that she did. . . . , 'Did she take the (, . . her' slT' she cars or the boat'"' went with the car nage. -Send Robert to me." Li a few v-'ioments the coachman appeared, hat in hand. Where did you leave your mistress. Robert?" At L . sir." "When did she tell you to come nfier he i She did not tell me to come at all, 6ir. She wa3 going on farther with some friends, who were to meet her there," When did she expect them?" "She thought they would be there before she was, but they was not. She would not let me wait, for she said they would come before night, and I had better return immediately.' Had she much baggage?" Only one trunk, sir,'" "Very well, you may go." Willis Fletcher was alone wife and child were gone. One wis at rest, but as for the other, oh ! where was she? All nihthe walked the floor impatiently. for not uiitil the morning dawned could he ursus hi) inquiries. It wore away at last, and a few faint glimmerings in the east foretold the coming day. He went forth with a strong heart. He would find her. No power on earth should keep her from him. now that he knew she loved him; he would bring hsr back to her happy home again: he would tell her how fondly his heart had clung to her ern when he believed her false: he would bid her forget those long months of sorrow, and while he held her in his arm? and kissed away the tears that had dimmed her eyes so long, lie, too, would plead for forgivness he wo'd tell her that he, too had erred. One month afterward W'illis Fletcher again sat in the same room alone but how he had altered! The fire had faded from his eye his cheeks were wan and haggerd, and his whole bearing hopeless and desponding. You would have thought that many years had flung their lengthening shadows upon his pathway, since last you looked upon him. He could not find Adelaide hs had used every endeavor, but be could trace

her no farther than L The landlord of the hotel ibr remembered that ou such a day a lau; aMppod at his house and dismissed her carriage immediately: that shortly after a party of travtlers arrived, and that the lady went on with them that they staid but a few moments and did not register their names. Whether they went uorth or south he was sure he could not tell: the place was a complete thoroughfare and he had never considered it his business to enquire into the movements of his guests; if lh?y paid their bills it was all he asked cf them. Anxious and disappointed, Mr. Fletcher next went to Barrett & Co. To his great surprise, he found that bis wife had not received a single dollar from lhm during the whole year. He returned to his own house and repaired to his wife's room. After some search he succeeded in finding the keys to her wardrobe and bereau. Her jewelcase was there, and he opened it. Not a single gem was missing not an ornament that he had given tier had she taken away, excepting a miniature which had been one of his wedding gifts. Adelaide had a very valuable waHh that had belonged to her mother, and some few piecee of plate th.it had for a long time been cherished as heir looms iu the family. Tluse sho had sold, and her husband found rome minutes of the transaction, in a pocket book (he had left behind. It had evidently been by mistake, for it contained also a lock of hair that ho recognized as that ol Kate.' a letter or two in her father's handwriting, and also the few that he had himself written to her pn vi his to their marriuge. These last were nearly worn out and were blistered with tears. How his own fell over them ! Her richest articles of clothing were

lall in their respective places. She hod taken w ith her only the plainest and least valuable only such as she would abo lutely need in the new station she was about to fill. It was soon rumored in the circle of their acquaintance that Mts. Fletcher Ind left home on a long visit during her huv band's abftence. People wondered at tnit, but thfy wondered still more when w e c k s lerg'hened into months, and she did not return. Willis Fletcher sold his splendid es everything spoke to him of his lost wife iibro rnnm unit a r nrlipli. nf where ewry room and every article of fw-..;... tohi him some tal. nf t lie took lodgings, as we have said, but in the vain hope of fleeing from himself ! as well as with a vague idea that he migh by this means obtain soino tidings from Adelaide, he became a wunderer. From city to city, from state to state, he roved like an unquiet spirit, seeking rest but finding ii not. CIlAPTliit X. Al lie Alont And sad iu youth, Cut cnuin.id, I d- j:.rt. . . . . . . Oiue more upon the water, jet rnceinor ! i'mivr. 11 at; old. 1 inr iKp rlv ha 1 f-dln nn .n linU ) '' " l j Katy's coffin. Adelaide had determined to leave her home, öhe rea.iy rjeiierca 1 that her husband wouht not in tne least regret her absence; and bhe frit that she could no longer endure the misery of dwelling beneath the same roof wiih him. and yet being to oil intents and purposes a stranger. She felt that the cold glance which she was forced to meet each day was freezing her very heart's blood, that the calm, quiet, formal tone in which he addressed her, was more intolerable lhan the bitterevt ra preaches and she could not bear tt. While sho was hesitating whether she should speak to him of her intention, she received a letter lrom an acquaintance iu the western part of the state. The wri ter said that Mrs. Elsworth a friend of hers was about to ioin her husband in England, nnd w ished lo take with her a lady who would be both a companion for herselfand act as governess for her chil dren, and inquired whether Mrs. Fletcher could inform them where such & per son could be found. She stated, also, .a.i 0 v a a that her menu would wish to sail in something les9 than three months, and concluded with a few words respecting salary, etc.. and an nnolopy for the lib erty she was taking. Adelaide's plan was at once formed she would accent the situation thus thrown in her way herself, bearing a dif ferent name, of eourse; and, in a foreign land, and among strangers, she might, perhap?, forget a part ol her grief. Iter courage failed her as the time drew near; and it is more than probable that if Mr. Fletcher had been at home when the hour of her departure arrived, she might have betrayed herself. Eut his opportune absence seemed to her almost providential; and as Mrs. Allan she mined the party of Mrs. Elsworth, at L , on the day appointed. They proceeded at once to Boston, and during the ensuing week sailed (or Eng land. Long before they reached tip shores of the 'Mast anchored isle, Mrs. Elsworth had learned to feel Almost a sister's love for the centle. pensive stranger by her 6ide; and her children one of them, little blue-eyed fairy, nearly as old as Adelaide's lost treasure clung to "sweet Mrs. Allen," as they called her, as if she had been the friend of years rather than of weeks. They all seemed to take it for a ran ted that she was a widow her mourning-dress strengthened the impres sion; and she continued so to evade their Questions as not to undeceive them. Indeed, Mrs. Elsworth soon discovered

by Adelaide's quivering lip, and the in creasing paleness of her cheek whenever any nllusion was made to her former life, that her history, whatever it might b. wax a painful one; and with true kindness sho ceased to make any inquiries in reference to it. At the close of a long, bright suminer day, rather moro than, two yenrs after Adelaide bocimo a member of Mrs. Elsworth's family, she saV w ith that lady nnd her children in the pn "or of tho beautiful little cottnge that Mr. t'.sworth had chosen for tht ir residence while in England.

It was a quiet, horrfe-like room not too elegant for comfort, nor too st) lish I for ease nnd freedom. Frtnk, if he pleused, might bring bis tiny boat, and sit on tho carpet while he mendel the rudder no fear of frowns if he did make a few chips; and Amy might convert tho ottoman into a couch for her wax babj', without incurring any danger of a lecture. Mrs. Elsworth was reading, and Ger trude, the eldest daughter a sweet girl of about fifteen was seated at the piano, warbling song after song ns carelessly. and seemingly, with as little effort as n bird. Adelaide sat by the window her work had falleu upon her lap her eyos were fixed upon the golden clouds of sunset, but her thoughts were far away with her husband. She wondered if he ever thought of her if the pat haunted him as it did her; then, as the glow faded nnd the clouds became gray and sombre, she pictured lo herself a pall and coffin; and then nga'.n wondcied if he were living. If he were nut, be knew not how well, how trulv she ha 1 loved him. Doath was nothing when compared with their es j trangenient and bhe kuul almost plea; lire it) the thought. Gertrude, do sing 'Sweet II line' will you?'' Oh, I am so glr.il we ate go- j ing back aren't you. Amy?" asked j frank, us he threw away his boat. It was too dark to see any longer. I "I don't know any thing about any! homc but this," replied little Amy, 'and j it H very pleasant here, What! don't remember any thing about America nnd are not glad to go back?" Oh, but I forgot, you are only a gir' aid Master Frank, wiih a very percepti ble sneer at the idea of a girl's patriotism; 4,but, hush! Gertrude U singir.g." Just as the last strnius of the familiar air died awry. they heard the sound of fuo'.sleps on the-gravel-walk. "There, father has come I know his step," rried Amy, as she-sprung to tho It wus "fa her," and his pockets wero crammed full of papers, magazines, and letters. "The steamer has come tn, and wehav more than our usual allowance of good thir.gV1 he said, after tho usual greetings were exchanged; and calling for lights, ho began to relieve himself of his wel come burden. There was nothing for Adelaide, of; course; und taking up a niogHzine, she cut the leaves, and was soon absorbed in its faeinating contents. Her new friends had at fust thought very strange that Mr. Alleu had no correspondents; otu as they became more intimately acquainted, Adelaide told Mrs. Klsworth a - tittle a very little of her history yet enough to satisfy her. Mr, and Mrs. Elsworth and Gertrude were bu?v wih their letters, and Frank and Amy amused themselves with the - - - T pictures. At lest Mr. Elsworth btoke the silenco. See here, Mary here is something that will interest you. Mrs. Willis Fletcher, if not a friend of yours, was a j friend of one of your friends, wasn't she?" His wife threw aside her own letters, and leaning on the back of his chair, looked over his shoulder, and read aloud. 'I forget half that I write you, my dear friend, and I have forgotten, also, whether our townsman, Willis Fletcher, Eq., is on acquaiutat:t3 of yours, but yo.i must know him by reputation, at least. Hid 1 ever write you any thing about his wife's desertion! She left him about the time you .went to England, and has not keen heard of since. For several months after her disappearance, Mr. Fletcher trareled from one ötate to another, ostensibly in search of health and amusement, but in reality striving to discover Some trace of his lost wifo. The strangest thing of all is, that though he has ahvajwbeen considered a stern, proud man, he never seemed to te at all enraged at his wife's leaving him. and would not suffer the lea6t shadow of blame to attach itself to her. He told his friends he has no relatives that there had been error on both sides, but that her desertion was entirely his own fault. Well, about a year ago he returned, with the weight of a settled grief crushing him to the very dust; his wife herself would hardly have known him. He gave up all hopes of finding the lost one. and, apparently, merely to change the current of his tho'ts, plunged headlong into business. Every one predicted the result. He was wild recklessly so in his pecuniary ventures and last week he failed. It is said he has lost every thing and must begin the world anew. Melancholy is n't it?" "It is a very sad affair, indeed," said Mrs. Elsworth, as she finished reading. "I feel greatly indebted to Mrs. Fletcher, for it was by her that we were directed to Mrs. Allen. I never heard of any trouble between Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher did you, Mrs. Allen?" she inquired, turning toward Adelaide as she asked the question. With an exclamation of surprise she sprang forward. "You are very ill, Mrs. Allen here, lean on me. Gertrude, bring a glass of water and my volatile salts quick!" :

Adelaide was sitting boll upright in her chair, with her hands clenched so firmly that the nails were a dark purple, and her eyes fastened upon Mrs. EUwotth with a wild, vacant stare. Her lips wore very white, 8nd moved rapidly. Mrs. Els worth bent her head nnd strove to catch tho 1 alf-fonned words, "Read it again read it agiin!" sho faintly whispered. A suspicion of the truth flashed across Mrs. Elsw oi tha mind in an instant; but, with rare prudence and caution, she kept it to herself. Gertrude or Mr. Elsworth perhnps

you had better come and give Mrs. Allen the support of your arm; she will he better in her own room where she can lie down."., They assisted her up stairs, and then Mrs. Elsworth dismissed CJeitrude, who had followed them, and cloed the door. By' this time a flood of tears had come to Adelaide's relief, at.d her kind friend allowed her to weep in silence. The color slowly came back .o her lips again, her eye resumed its natural expression, and at length, with nn effort to restrain her emotion, she said quite cnlmly. You must think my agitation very un accountable, Mrs. Elsworth." "Not by any means, my dear Mrs. Allen. I have only a very slight knowledge of your history, it is true, but 1 am inclined to think it would bo much more singular if you were not agitated. 1 do not wUh to learn any th'ng that you think J proper to conceal. But if I can assist or comfort you in any manner, 1 beg that you will confi le in me." I will confide in you. Mrs. Elsworth I 7iust do 60. Oh. vou do not know how often, since I have been under yourj roof, I hive longed to tell you the whole j of my sad story, and receive from you the j counsel and sympathy that I knew you J would not refuse mebut I co uld not trust myself, and now I presume that it is not. necessary for me to loll you that I am tho runaway wife of Willis Fletcher" Mrs. Elsworth clasped her hands impulsively. knew it I was suro of it Oh, I am so glad. There nre hnppy days in store for you, mvdear Mrs. Allen no, Mrs. Fletcher I mean. Which shall I call vou now?'' 'C-iIl me Mrs. Allen, still," replied, Adelaide with a fiint smile. "I vuluntaj lily resigned my husband's imm and 1 I do not fee! as if I had anv right to resume it now." You have the best riht in the world. Do you ml remember that our friend wrote that Mr. Fletcher would suffer nn said your desertion was his own fault." 'Oh! it was not 60 it was not so," exclaimed Adelaide, as she laid her throbbing head upon Mrs. Elsworth's shoulder. 'I alone was to blame: but I thought he had ceased to love me, anf that he would be glad to have me g-i. I believed that he despised me thai he thought I had married htm merely because he was rich. while in reality my heart was devoted to I another. How could I rerniin under his j roof after that? 1 hated the luxuries thut 1 were the means of steeling his heart ngainst me, and I could not he dependent upon him. Our child died. tor he' ; sake only had I remained thus long, nnd j SOon after she was buried your application J reached me 1 at once resolved to offer ny own services, and you know threst. '-'And what will you do now?" asked Mrs. ElUworth. "Will vou not return to America with us?' Adelaide hesitated. "Your friend wrote that my husband had failed. Mrs. Ellsworth, do you believe he would receive me now? I fled from him when he was rolling in wealth, but if I go to him now that he is poor if I tell him that I am willing to labor with and for him, will he not trust tome?" And she looked eagerly and anxiously into Mrs. Ellsworth's face. "He will I am sure he will, my poor child, and he will never regret tha loss of his fortune if it is the means of proving to him that he possesses such a treas ure as your, love. Oh. if husbands and wives would only trust to each other implicitly." "But, Willis was not to blame for doubting me, M'S. Ellsworth; I did not confide in him as I ought; I concealed some things that he ought to have known before our marriage, and when he discovered it. it was very natural for him to suppose I kept back more than I did." VVell; dear, I nrill admit that you have been very much to blame, and your hushand entirely guiltless, if it will; give you any pleasure," replied Mrs. Elsworth, with a smile; "but I have generally found in such cases that there was some fault on both sides. Now I 'will leave you to dream of years of bliss that shall make you both forget this long and cruel separation, for I am certain you will be reunited. May I tell Mr. Ellsworth?" she asked as she turned toward the door. Yes; but, if you please, do not mention it to any one else at present." . Great was Mr. Ellsworth's surprise when he learned that the kind and gentle governess, '.o whom his wife and children had become so much attached, was no other than the wife of Willis Fletcher, whom he had known by reputation for many years; and the cordial grasp of his hand the nxt morning, and the hearty, earnest tone in which he said "I am really glad you are going back to America with us. Mrs. Allen," brought th.e tears to Adelaide's eyes. Four weeks afterward, to Frank's delight, they were tossing upon the great Atlantic. r r CHAPTEtyXL We shall uieet sooo To thick of such an hour Will not my heart, o'erburdend by its bliss. Fain t and give way witbi n tee as a flower Borne down tad perish ing by the noontide's kiss? Hzmans

It was early in the morning, and the t peeled presence might destroy your husciry was hardly astir, when a lady, wear- band's reason, if not his life. ing a travelling-dress and closely veiU d, I will be very careful. Dr. Grey. Oh, entered the drawing room of one of the do Int me stay with him! I will do Just first hotels in New York. She seemed to as Betty tells me be waiting for some one. and she paused . 'Well well, only look out for yoursometimes before one window and some- 6elf and so she staid, times before another, while her small j Mr. Fletcher improved rapidly under foot beat the carpet with a restless, un- the united care of his wife and lSeity easy motion. It was Adelaide, and be- but the former, faithful to her promise, fore many minutes had elapsed. Mr. Els- had never suffered herself approach him worth joined her. 'except when he was asleep. He thought What, ate you up and dressed already, as he grew better, and began to notice Mrs. Flctchei? " For our heioine had the arrangement of the room, that his ere this rusumed her real name. kind old nurse's taste had improved wenOh. yes, and I have been waiting for t derfully the drapery of the wiudow you this half hour! 1 thought you wo'd , was arranged so much more gracefully, never come." j and the little vase of flowers always I am ready to attend' you to your ( looked so fresh and bright, and he told husband's boarding house as 1 promised, her so one day, but fehe only laughed in Mrs. Fletcher; but I do not believe his return for the compliment, physicians will allow you to see him yet-1 Dr. Grey.' 6aid the convalescent one They tell mt he is very ill indeed. Had morning, about three weeks after Ade you better not wait at leas', one day ' laide's return, "you cannot imsgine the tnore'" j strange dreams I have. Every night iny I cannot, indeed I cannot wait any j poor," lost Adelaide comes to me, and longer, Mr. Ellsworth. It is now three j bends over me, and I can feel her breath days since we landed, and if he is so j upon my cheek, and hear the rustling of sick, 1 must help take care ol him. It; her garments; it all seems so real and can surely do him no hum now, while ; then when daylight comes, I know that he is too ill to recognise any one." j I have only been dreaming. Sometimes ' Very well we will go then; but you I lie with my eyes shut and feel h-r fics must control yourself. Why, you'r trem-'ence iu my very heart's core, but dare bling so now, so that yon can hardly ; not look up, because I know that if 1 do 8t3nfl-." the vision will leave tne. Do jou bc"I shall be strong enough when I get '( lieve that disembodied spirits are allow -in the open air," was the reply, and they J cd to visit us? I sometimes thiak that were presently on their way. In about ; she is dead and that " twenty minutes they ascended the steps j 'Oh, pshaw! You musn't be thinking of a large brick house in a comparatively of such sober things. Mr. Fletiher. I retired, and at that hour, quiet part of havn't one bit of faith iu ghosts or iu the town. j dreams either,' repled Dr. Grey, with a Mr. Ellsworth rang the bell a tidy ; beaming femile 'but i.ow I will just tell servant girl ans tvered the summ ns. you what you may do. The very next How is Mr. Fletcher this morning ; time this vision appears .o you, suppose can you tell us?" you just open your eys, and see if you No, sir; but walk in here, and I will j make any discoveries, eh?' ask some one who can" and she opened: Mr. Fletcher opened them very wida ihe door of a very neatly furnished now, and gazed at him incredulously. parlor. "There is old Betty, the nurse, j Oh, Dr. Grey, -hat nonsense!' just crossing tho hall." "Xo nonsense at all, I assure you. my "Ask her tobe good enough to slen j dear fellow. I think it the most reason. heie a moment." able proposition I could make The girl did as she was bidden, and j 'But, Dr. has Adelaide is my wife; Betty soon appeared, curtseying and ; in short, what do you mean?' s noothing ciowu her apron, but saying; -Precisely what I said; now take this that she could only stay a minute, for ! composing draught, and go to sleep; I she must hurry bjck lo the sick gentle- shall not speak another word to you. n,n' And he did not, but the kind meauing 'How is Mr. Fletcher this morning smile with which he left the room sunk my good woman," asked Mr. Ellsworth- far down into Willis Fletcher's heart, "this lady is an old friend of his a rel- and awakentd there a world of hope and alive can she see him?" ... hwKnfrS'K-Af-rf-i!.J,-..f.:..

w aaaj ava v .rB.u . mustn't see anybody, so the doctor said. sir. lie is very bad, indeed, and only yesterday the doctor was saying to me j I used to be in Mr. Fletcher's family j sir, 'now you must keep your master very quiet, Betty, nursing will do him j more good than medicine, anil you must i not let people be coining in to see him. Mr. Ellsworth was just beginning with "But this lady," when Adelaide rose from the chair where she had falleu faint and trembling upon Betty's appearance, and turning toward her, ehe raised the veil which had hitherto concealed her features. The lord bless us the lord bless us!' exclaimed the old woman, lifting her hands in hew ildered astonishment. 'Oh, my! if that aint Mrs. Fletcher, now! and I thought you was dead, ma'am indeed I did. Have you come back to stay, ma'am?' asked the faithful creature, in a low, hesitating voice, while something that looked like a tear, gathered in her eye. For the present at least. Betty; that is, if you will let me nurse Mr. Fletcher. You will not refuse your old mistress that favor, even if the doctors do say nay. will you Betty? I would be the last one to keep a w ife from her husband, ma'am, and surely it is your place to be there; but you must not let him see you when he is awake he begins to know us now, and this morning he called me Betty.' I will do just w hat you tell me I may do, and nothing more, Betty.' tiepled Adelaide. And turning to Mr. Ellsworth she thauKed him earnestly for his many acts of kindness. 'Say nothing at all about itmy dear madam, nothing at all. and now I will not detain you. Mrs. Ellsworth will see you in a day or two. ana wiu a kind shake of the hand, he bade her adieu. Now let us go up, Betty, is he asleep' Yes, ma'm, but how pale you are? I don't know as I do right to let you see him.' This was said as they were ascending the stairs. In a moment they paused before the door, and Adelaide waited while Betty went in to reconoitre. Presently she re appeared with her finger on her lips, and beckoned her to come in. He is asleep yet, she whispered: now if you want to see him, you just step carefully around by the bed there, and if he stirs a bit, you must hide behind the curtain. I don't know but Doctor Grey will e'en-a-most kill'me she muttered as she turned away to wipe the tears that were chasing each other down her cheeks 'but the poor creture, I could not help it.v Adelaide did as she was directed. When Dr. Grey entered the chamber an hour afterward, he found her kneeling by the bedside, but in such a position that her husband could not see her, even if he awoke, with her face buried in the folds of the curtain, and weeping her very life away. Mr. Ellsworth had al ready informed him of Mrs. Fletcher's return, he was not therefore very greatly surprised, and only said as he pressed her hand I am afraid this is in imprudent ntessure, my dear Mrs. Fletcher. Yeur unex-

u iiu iiw I V C VI I U I J iUIIUtt IIIS 0U How impatiently he waited for the night! He watched the sunbeams upon the win Jow-blindi, as they sank from one slat to another, and thought they would never reach the lowest: it seemed to him that there never was such a long

afternoon that the sun never would co down. 'Betty, isn't it time for me to have iny toast and tea?' 'La! no, sir; it is only four o'clock.. Are you hungry?" He turned uneasily upon the bed. with a sigh of weariness. "Only four o'clock!" Was he dreaming now? Surely his sigh was echoed very, very softly; nnd not by old Betty either. A faint tinga of red stole over his cheek, end his blood flowed faster; but, in a moment, he i hided himself for his folly, and tried to go to sleep. At last, it was really dark the evening wore away. Betty completed her arrangements for the night, and took I;t usual station in an easy chair by the fire. Soon he knew that ehe was fast asleep, and it was almost time for his nocturnal visitor. He shut his eyes, and lay very still, but with an ear that was alive to the faintest sound. He could hear his own heart beat; but that was not very strange, fer its pulsations were quick and heavy. At length he heard a very light step it was scarce heavier than the fall of a snow-flake; but it did not escape him. II felt that somathing approached his bed it bent over him: warm breathings fanned his brow a tear fell upon his cheek. r He could control himself no longer his eyes opened, and with a low murmur of delight he extended his arms. Adelade my love ray wife!" CHAPTER XII. 1 trust thy love trust thou in miae! Ate not these lodgings rather too expensive for your altered circumstances, Willis?" said Adelaide to her husband one morning (two or three months from that time) casting her eye around the luxurious apartment in which they were silting as she spoke. "We are not living very much like poor folks." "What do yo mean by my 'altered circumstances Adelaide You have refered to them several times, and I could not imagine what you meant; now do explain yourself." I mean, of course, that you have lost your property or, at least, most of it; and have got to (let me see-yes, that, was it)tobegin the world anew end I have been thinking that we bad better begin rather mote economically than this. What do you have to give a-week for these rooms?' Not a cent more than I can aflord, my dear wife. What in the world put that into your head? Who told you any such trash!' ' Why. I heard in England that ron had failed lost every thing; and thto I tntt j thought She hesitated and her husband; tfUr Agajing for a moment upon her bluaMng cheek, caught her fondly io Us arc,