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Haward ceased to speak for his father, and sighed for himself "Moral:

Three-and-thirty eneration" He rose froan to walk the roo the table, he took up the ain "The villain of

the piece, I suppose, Evelyn?" he asked

The pure and pensive face seemed to answer him He put the picture hastily

down, and recoarden below came

the heavy odor of lilies, and the whisper of the river tried the nerves

Haent to the , and, leaning out, looked, as now each night he

looked, up and across the creek toward the ht to mark it; it was late, and all the world without his

room was in darkness He sat down in theseat, looked out upon the

stars and listened to the river An hour had passed before he turned back

to the rooo to Westover

to-morrow," he said "God knows, I should be a villain"-He locked the picture of Evelyn within his desk, drank his wine and water,

and went to bed, strongly resolved upon retreat In the o to Westover this afternoon;" and in the afternoon he said, "I

will go to-morrow" When the morrow ca finished, and that there was therefore no need for

hih to take leave of damask and h and curious enough to re-room; but the leaf of paper which

Harote upon, tore froave her provided

consolation Her thanks were very glib, her curtsy was very deep She was