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N ext Morning. 145 Pe et called me in to see her little girl, Harriet begged me to tell Kkdith to come to her immediately, and Said Mrs. Dillon said she had been longing for her long since she had been there yesterday morning.” “What can be the meaning of all this?” said essly the major, rising hurriedly, while Mrs. Percival : grew pale with terror. ‘Her son came here for vs?” Edith last might and they both departed to- Na gether.” ‘She must have leit him then, sir,” said | Nugent, “for she certainly did not accompany rned him home. He was in the cottage while I was there, and made no mention of her having started ork with him; neither did the widow allude to her having sent for Edith at all. And now I re- that collect, she said she would have sent for her last was night, but on account of the ball she thought she F would not trouble her.” m0 “Oh, Major Percival, something dreadful has es happened,” said Mrs, Percival, rising in great - agitation. “I feel it! I know it! She has been carried off again and we shall never see on her more!” her : “Let me accompany you,” said Nugent, spring- “Nonsense, Mrs. Percival! She is doubtless somewhere in the village,’ said the major, con- cealing his own alarm. . “I will go in search of 99 | ip il lt Ht i. : ’ ; 4 | i Hy a i} romicbeaidll fom