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Hampton stepped out directly in his path "Herndon," he said, calmly,

"you and I have clashed once before, and the less you have to say

to-night the better I a, and this happens to

be your wife's affair"

"Madaing

back the runaway, and she has now pledged herself to re her," she returned, icily "I have no desire to

cultivate the particular friends of Mr Hampton"

"So I have understood, and consequently relinquish here and now all

clai

opinion regardingmainly true to

life Miss Gillis has been sufficiently shocked at thus discovering my

real character, and now returns in penitence to be reared according to

the admonitions of the Presbyterian faith Do I state this fairly,

Naida?"

"I have co the chain at her throat, "I

have come back"