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Alone with her in the hall, he continued, "I have the sequel of Bob Reynolds' story That woasped "But where is she now? That o days ago Tell ony of fear lest so dreadful had happened, she laid her hand on Mark's, beseeching him to tell her if he knehere Aunt Betsy was

It orth torturing her for alook in her eyes, and feel the soft touch of the hand which he took between both his own, holding it there while he answered her: "Aunt Betsy is at , until I could consult with you Was that right?" he asked as a flush came to Helen's cheek, and an expression to her eye which told that his ly? How did it happen?" was Helen's reply, her hand still in those of Mark, who thus circurew very war it as long as possible, telling what he knew, and also what he had done

He had not i more to herself than him: "And she was at the opera Wilford must have seen her, and that is why he left so suddenly, and why he has appeared so absent and nervous to-day, as if expecting so her hand away and stepping back a little, "I forgot that I was talking as if you knew"

"I do know more than you suppose--that is, I know hu when I firstat the freed hand he wished so ain

But Helen kept her hands to herself, and answered hiht under the circumstances It would have been unpleasant for us all had she happened here to-night I thank you, Mr Ray--you and your mother, too--more than I can express I will see her early to-ain I thank you"

There were tears in Helen's soft brown eyes, and they glittered like diamonds as she looked evenman, who, for another look like that, would have driven Aunt Betsy aayest crowd that ever frequented the Park, and sworn she was his blood relation! A feords from Mrs Banker confirht Miss Lennox, usually so entertaining, was a little absent, for her thoughts were up in that chamber on Twenty-third Street, where Aunt Betsy sat alone, but not lonely, for herSilverton, while so to her that it would have been wiser and better to have stayed at home than to have ventured where she was so sadly out of place This last caht the matter over, and remembered Wilford as he had appeared each time he came to Silverton