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breast or de- first, however, clearing al up with
| nv friend, Imogen though that beginning might
result in skirmish of umbrella aud boot-jack.


knocked a, the door.


A chair upset, and the rustling of petticoat ir
flight, very audible sounds through the ventilaiol
above, betrayed the sudden retreat of Miss Poynt7
| into her own room-communicating by an inner
door with her brothers.


Come in - he cried out, after moment
pause.


Poyntz :" said [, quite of:-hand, as if it had
Just occurred TO me, what 5 that you said just
now about asking for my bill? Did you mean
did you mean and here | ioundercd suddenly
for | saw that Miss Poyntz's door was net quite
closed.


g Why, | thought, as | bit my segar, said
Poyutz, that | might as well give check for II
all while was about it; SO it 5 paid with yours
and you need nj bother yourself. Of course, 1t :
all one, be added very insgniicantly.


Z" Paid !" cried l, recovering my voice with sur
prise; paid my bill! The devil you say


paused moment.


" Poyntz - l began again, in a lower tone, "to-
wards of your family have feelings of which
YOU as little aware you seem to be of my PC
siton towards another-snd, Poyntz-


:" Tut! be exclaimed, do nj be goose,
man. Have eyes in my head And as to your
position to me- why, it II be altered soon that
il 5 not worth while to be punctillious Pay me
out OF LIna's first pin-money, my good fellow
shall he, Lima Come in and see this pak of
modesty


Poynlz for Geds sake !-Poyntz cried.


But before could seize hold Of him, or inter
pose word, he had passed into his sisters room,
and drawn her by :he hand to the threshold. She
stood single moment bending on me glowing
gaze from her dark eyes, and then fingiug off her
brothers hand, to my unutterable disEay, she ran
and flung her around my neck


Well, | am flesh and blood | did-iecling
that warm cheek against my own, and wholly un-
accustomed to such electrical contact did i'm
press upon the cheek of Miss Poynz salute OF
which can give ne definite description. can
not say it was disagreeabIe. | fear did not ex-
press in my behavior through the whole of this un-
expected crisis that revulson of sensibilities ex-
pected Of gentleman who is embraced against
his wish. The current OF events was TOO strong
for me. packed my trunk, and rode in silence
BY the side of Miss Poynz to Albany.


We arrived little after dark, and pleaded
illness and went TO my with pen ink, ard
candles sat down and wrote to Poyntz till near
morning explaining the whole mystery to him
my passion for Mrs. St. Helens, and my unhappy
disinclination to avail myself of the matrimonial
honor he had proposed for me. | apolosized-
thanked him-enclosed him the amount he had
paid for me and then calling up the porter, left
my letter in the Poyntz's paror, and went down
Immediately to the morning boat, got into berth,
and went to sleep.


never got an answer from Poyntz, and did At
care to hear from him, to tell the truth; but
should like to know what became of Mrs. ST
Helens