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And yet he felt that he could not give himself up to the absolute le Was there any chance? Was he capable ofthe needful effort?

Thus hopes and fears, bitter h his soul like storusts A painful experience and Mrs Arnot's words were teaching the giddy, thoughtless young fellohat lifeupon his attention the inevitable questions connected with it which row more difficult as the consideration of therew dusky with its early twilight, as he thought of another long night whose darkness would be light coe and endurance gave way

With so of a terror-stricken child he called the under-sheriff, and asked for writing materials With a pencil he wrote hastily: "MRS ARNOT--I entreat you to visit me once more to-day Your words have left me in torture I cannot face the consequences and yet see no way of escape It would be very cruel to leave ht, and you are not cruel"

In despatching the missive he said, "I can promise that if this note is delivered to Mrs Arnot at once, the bearer shall be well paid"

Moments seemed hours while he waited for an answer Suppose the letter was not delivered--suppose Mrs Arnot was absent A hundred h his mind; but his confidence in his friend was such that even his est that she would not come

The lady was at the dinner-table when the note was handed to her, and after reading it she rose hastily and excused herself

"Where are you going?" asked her husband sharply

"A person in trouble has sent for ical operation, he, she, or it, whichever this personto visit Egbert Haldane," said Mrs Arnot quietly "Jane, please tell Michael to coe immediately"

"You visit the city prison at this hour! Now I protest The young rake probably has the deliriuo, though leaving him to the jailer and a strait-jacket would be better still"

"Please excuse me," answered his wife, with her hand on the door-knob; "you forget my relations to Mrs Haldane; her son has sent for me"