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Haldane was greatly shocked at the bare possibility of such events, and wrote a most sympathetic letter to Mrs Arnot, which never reached her She had received some of his previous letters, but not this one

By the tian to trouble hienerally broken down from exposure and overexertion As a leave of absence was offered hie to New York

Three or four letters from his mother had reached hirown to such proportions that she neverdays of the hoe were passed by Haldane in vain conjecture Of one thing he felt sure, and that was that Laura was by this time, or soon would be, Mrs Beaumont; and now that the exciteht rested on hi Mr Growther was dozing as usual between his cat and dog, when some one lifted the latch and walked in without the cereer, where's yer lih now obscured by a tre, "Lord a' massy! 'taint you, is it? And you compared yourself with that little, peaked-faced chap that's around just the same--you with shoulders as broad as them are, and two stars on 'em too!"

The old ave the cat and dog each a vigorous kick, and told them to "wake up and see if they could believe their eyes"

It was soet him quieted down so as to answer all the questions that he was longing to put; but at last he drew out the story in full of Mr Arnot's forgery and its consequences

"Has Mr Beaumont married Miss Romeyn?" at last he faltered

"No; I reckon not," said Mr Growther dryly

"What do you mean?" asked Haldane sharply

"Well, all I know is that he didn't irl to marry him, whether he would or no, and so they ain't married"

"The infernal scoundrel!" thundered Haldane, springing to his feet "The--"

"Hold on!" cried Mr Growther "O Lord a' ot to swearin' down in the war If he's backslid agin, nothin' buthim around a nuther time"