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Albert found in his anteroo; a lofty rooenious instrulish--eish--have invented for fishing The day passed in pursuing those exercises in which Monte Cristo excelled They killed a dozen pheasants in the park, asthe ocean, and took tea in the library

Towards the evening of the third day Albert, coorated Monte Cristo, was sleeping in an ar with his architect the plan of a conservatory in his house, when the sound of a horse at full speed on the high road reeably surprised to see his own valet de chaht not inconvenience Monte Cristo

"Florentin here!" cried he, starting up; "is my mother ill?" And he hastened to the door Monte Cristo watched and saw him approach the valet, who drew a s a newspaper and a letter "Froerly "From M Beauchamp," replied Florentin

"Did he send you?"

"Yes, sir; he sent for ave me money for my journey, procured a horse, and made me promise not to stop till I had reached you, I have come in fifteen hours"

Albert opened the letter with fear, uttered a shriek on reading the first line, and seized the paper His sight was dis sank under him, and he would have fallen had not Florentin supported hi man," said Monte Cristo in a low voice; "it is then true that the sin of the father shall fall on the children to the third and fourth generation" Meanwhile Albert had revived, and, continuing to read, he threw back his head, saying, "Florentin, is your horse fit to return immediately?"

"It is a poor lame post-horse"

"In what state was the house when you left?"

"All was quiet, but on returning from M Beauchamp's, I found madame in tears: she had sent for me to knohen you would return I told her my orders from M Beauchamp; she first extended her aro, Florentin,' said she, 'and may he come quickly'"

"Yes, my mother," said Albert, "I will return, and woe to the infaet there"

He went back to the room where he had left Monte Cristo Five minutes had sufficed to make a complete transforh and hoarse; his face was furrorinkles; his eyes burned under the blue-veined lids, and he tottered like a drunken man "Count," said he, "I thank you for your hospitality, which I would gladly have enjoyed longer; but I must return to Paris"