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"Thus grief still treads upon the heel of pleasure,

Married in haste, we reve

It seemed to Anna when Friday ca

further to offer in the way of uish and suspense She had

thrashed out the question of her secret e to Sanderson till her

brain refused to work further, and there was in hersense of loss If she had only herself to consider, she

would not have hesitated a moment But Sanderson, his father, and her

own ht by herfroain it seemed

to Anna but a senseless piece of folly, prompted by her own selfish

love for Sanderson And so the days wore on until the eventful Friday

caood-bye to Mrs Standish Tremont with livid cheeks

and tearful eyes

"And do you feel so badly about going away, ns of distress and feeling not a

little flattered by her young cousin's show of affection "We ain," and she patted Anna's cheek and hurried her

into the car, for Mrs Trenals

warned her that Anna was on the verge of tears

The locoave a jolt, and Anna Moore was

launched on her tragic fate She never kne the ti Mrs Tremont, till Sanderson joined her at the next station

She felt as if her will power had deserted her, and she was du the behests of soe faces about her, hopelessly Perhaps it was not too