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The year previous Haldane had buried hi the mountains of Maine, but he resolved to spendsuch works of art as ithin his reach, haunting the cool, quiet libraries, and visiting the hospitals, giving to the last, as a medical student, the most of his ti the nue faces than he had been in the northern forests He also went to his native city for the purpose of visiting Dr Marks, and as the family mansion was closed, took a room at the hotel His old acquaintances stood far aloof at first, but when Dr Marks carried hie, and kept hiuest, those who had known him or his family concluded that they could shake hands with hiratulate hie was emphatically the Interpreter's house to him, and after a brief visit he returned to New York ed with the hope that he would eventually retrieve the past than ever he had been before

But events now occurred which promised to speedily blot out all possibility of an earthly future In answer to his letter describing his visit to Dr Marks, he received fro that the eather had affected her very unfavorably, and that she was quite ill and had been losing strength for soround hewords were, "Persevere, Egbert In a few years more the best homes in the land will be open to you, and you can choose your society from those who are honorable here and will be honored hereafter"

There were , and Haldane's anxiety was so strongly aroused in behalf of his friend that he returned to Hillaton at once, hoping, however, that since the heats of August were nearly over, the bracing breath of autu announced he was shown directly up to Mrs Arnot's private parlor, and he found himself where, years before, he had first ht, vivacious lady who had then entertained hiht make his earliest venture out into the world successful, flashed into his hts of all that had since occurred; but noas pained to see that his friend reclined feebly on her lounge, and held out her hand without rising