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It ht reasonably be supposed that the event last narrated disturbed my life It did in ait back to its accustoh we lived across the street fro of Mr Chance for h, after all, since each of us was taking pains to avoid the other, and we knew each other's habits of life pretty well by this tih, for Mrs Purblind rarely everabout "Dolph," as she called hiood cause, for he was a htful, unselfish brother He was very different from her, and they were not confidential friends, when serious matters were concerned, but they were companionable, nevertheless

It is not likely Mrs Purblind realized that she was shut out fro that deeply concerned her brother; but she worried about him She was certain he was ill--he had little appetite, and was in no way like hi wondered what had come over him

I believe Mrs Purblind hborhood gossip regarding Mr Chance and o, would certainly have reached her Evidently she had heard nothing, and she continued to keepher fears and speculations intoti and her brother, but this young wohtest attention of a matrimonial character; that he'd been very kind to her, very jolly, and friendly, but that was all

I think that if Mount Vesuvius had leaped out of me, and taken its departure, I could scarce have felta volcano for so this latter piece of Mrs Purblind's news, another bit was added

"Dolph has gone away," she said, one day; "left suddenly, thisplayed out, and I'one on to Buffalo, to brother Dave's"

That night I sat down and wrote a letter; when one has done wrong, his first conscious act should be to confess

I was in a trying position; one is at such a tied his mind and intent Men do, occasionally; women, too And indeed he never had asked me to marry him True, that is the supposition when a man, with any real manhood about him, tells a woman he loves her--when he shows her marked attentions, in fact; but, as I said to Mr Chance, I did not intend to take such things for granted I had not changed in that respect I had, however, become convinced that I was harsh and unjust to hi teacher who takes badness in a child for granted--does not wait for proof It is an inspired teacher who ignores the bad sometimes, even after it has been proven To think the worst, so soists tell us, will often create the worst Even a cook does well to make the most of her materials Her dishes will be likely to turn out ill, if she treats the ingredients with disrespect It would seem that I, who had in ayet to learn Randolph Chance had given me a lesson