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Sometimes they would sit in the front room with Hetta, to whom also Mr Broune had become attached; but someti she received him there, and at once poured forth all her troubles about Felix On this occasion she told hi truly He had already heard the story 'The young lady went down to Liverpool, and Sir Felix was not there'

'He could not have been there He has been in bed in this house all day Did she go?'

'So I am told;--and was met at the station by the senior officer of the police at Liverpool, who brought her back to London without letting her go down to the ship at all She ht that her lover was on board;--probably thinks so now I pity her'

'How much worse it would have been, had she been allowed to start,' said Lady Carbury

'Yes; that would have been bad She would have had a sad journey to New York, and a sadder journey back Has your son told you anything about irl entrusted hie sum which she had taken froht to lose no tih some friend I would do it, for that matter If it be so,--to avoid unpleasantness,--it should be sent back at once It will be for his credit' This Mr Broune said with a clear intimation of the importance of his advice

It was dreadful to Lady Carbury She had no ive back, nor, as she ell aware, had her son She had heard nothing of any e sum? 'That would be dreadful,' she said

'Had you not better ask hiain in tears She knew that she could not hope to get a word of truth froe sum?'

'Two or three hundred pounds, perhaps'

'I have not a shilling in the world, Mr Broune' Then it all caht about by her son's misconduct She told him every detail of her money affairs from the death of her husband, and his will, up to the presentyou up, Lady Carbury' Lady Carbury thought that she was nearly eaten up already, but she said nothing 'You must put a stop to this'