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Much surprise was expressed by all the Cameron fa them to New York, Wilford would take another route, and one directly out of his hile, as stranger than all, he did not knohen he should be ho so ard to his movements, that the quick-witted Juno readily divined that there was so him unmercifully to tell her who she was, and what the fair one was like

"Don't, for pity's sake, bring us a verdant speciood-by, and turned her attention to Mark Ray, her brother's partner, who had been with theies to captivate

With his sister's bantering words ringing in his ears, Wilford kept on his way until the last change was ain it would be at Silverton He did not expect any one to reeting Katy, he thought it not unlikely that heto hi along in the corn-colored vehicle which Uncle Ephraim drove But that vehicle was safe at ho a stone wall upon the huckleberry hill, and the handso at Silverton depot was certainly unexceptionable; while in the young man who, as the train stopped and Wilford stepped out upon the platfor if he were Mr Caentleman, and his spirits arose as Morris said to him: "I ae of you for a time"

Wilford had heard of Dr Morris Grant, for his name was often on Jamie's lips, while his proud Sister Juno, he suspected, had tried her powers of fascination in vain upon the grave American, met in the saloons of Paris; but he had no suspicion that his new acquaintance was the one until they were driving toward the farafter therasped again the hand of Morris Grant, exclai: "And are you the doctor as so kind to Jamie? I did not expect this pleasure?"

After that the ride seemed very short, and Wilford was surprised when as they turned a corner in the sandy road, Morris pointed to the far: "We are almost there--that is the place"