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AGNES; OR, BEAUTY AND PLEASURA, 14, woman: “itis all right! I suppose you are Mr.“ Woll, air,” began the woman, fidgutting abou Timperley,—or else perhaps a friend ?” somewhat with her kerchief, “you must know “Yes--{ ama friend of Mr. Timperley’s,” ro- sir, that I am in 4 little trouble,” sponded Ormsby; “and I need scarcely tell you “Well, proceed,” ssid Lord Ormsby. “You that as he is particularly engaged-——” need not fear tu be candid.” "Z understand, sir,” interjected the wowan: “he “JT am sure [’m very much obliged to you, sir bogged you to call to know what the business is?” for your kindness,” suid the woman: “and if | im Exactly so,” eaid Ormsby. “Aud you did use anything like a threatening expression it are the note, 1 did nut moan to give offence.” “7 am Mrs. Maddos, sir, who wrote the note to “Threatening expression 2?” said Ormesby, as: Mr. Timperley.” suining a thoughtful air. “ Well, I read the note “To be sure! to bo sure!” said Ormsby, just —though not very attentively porhaps———” as if he were perfectly conversant with the con- ““f don’t knuw, sir, a3 it was exactly threaten- tents of the note that had boen written. “ Mrs, | ing,” suid Mrs Maddox: “I only mean that when Maddox, to be eure!” {1 said in it that Mr. Tiwporley had better come He followed the woman into a weil-furnished | for his own sake, or it might be the worse for parlour, where a cheerful fire was blazing in tho | him-—~” grate and a lamp wae burning on the tablo. Mrs. “Well then, you said what you meant, I pre- Maddox begged him to be seated: and he accord- {| sume?” observed Lord Ormsby. “ And go, now I ingly took a chair; for accident had suddenly jam here on Mr. Timperloy’s behalf. Proceed with thrown him into the current of an adventure which | your explanations. You are in a little truuble, Of he was determined to pursue to the very utmost, , what description is it P” inasmuch as everythiny which now regarded Mr. “Why, tho truth is, sir, am bothored by a Timperley had becorgp of the greatest moment on | landlord who nover shows any morcy ; and so he account of the suspic excited against him by! has gon» to extromes and put an executiun in the valet James Nash. “A, ij my Insuse.” “[ think I have seen you bétero, sir,” waid Mrs. | ‘Well, and you expect Mr. Timporley to assist Maddos, who having (taken a chair, was looking “you in tho matter?” said Ormsby. “In what very hard at Lord Ormaby. “| way 2” “It may be,” said the nobleman, who thought ' © Well, sir, there is ouly one way that I know that perhaps her observation was only an indirect | of :'""—and now the woman fidgettud with bor way of asking what was hianame. “Come, let ua | wine-glass, enter upon the business which has brought me! “Ts bo sure! there’s only one way !” interjected hither-——-[ mean to say on behalf of Mr. Tim. ; the nebloman, ‘ You want Mr. Timperley to pay perley. If it is necessary that you should know | the money ? Come, tako anothor glass of wine, my name, [ shall have no hesitation in commu- | and tell mo the exact trath of the matter. Oo my nicating it.” i side £ will frankly admit that 1 am charged by “ Not at all necossary, sir, unless you think fit,” Mr. Tiuperley to settle the business according to rejoined Mra. Muddox. © Of cvurse, in dealing | my own discretion.” with you it is just the sume as if L was treating} Ayain tho wonun’s oyes glistened, aad she with Mr. Timperley hunself, siuco you como on help. d herself to another zlass of wine, bis behalf.” 7 ( ' Wall, sir,” she said, “Lb thoucht that Mr. Tin. “ Precisely so,” said the nobloman. “ And now | perlay wouldo't objece to advancing me a few be sv kind as to explain —But Ah!” le ex. | pounds; tor if he only ease to kus how I have cliimed, as an idea suddenly strack bin: “we | kept a certain secret ——” may as well have a glass of winw!”’—and he flang, “ But he dues not kouw anything of the sort,” a couple of sovereigns on the tubie. said Orinsby, who, takiuy his cue trum the wuuan’s The woman's oyes glistened as she tovk up the own words, thought be might veuture on this money ; aud sho was about tu ring the bell, when observation. Lord Ormaby said, “Wo—do not let anybody. “No, sir ~l dou’t suppose he docs,” she im- else see mo here.” i mediately rejoined; “aul J am sare if I had not ‘Ab, true!” ejaculated tho woman. “ I forgot been in such trouble 1 should not have thought of that you might be particular. I will go and gut | applying to jiu.” the wine mysolf.” )} “And what is ¢his seerst which you have so She left the room; and Ormsby mentally ejacu- fuithfully kept?” asked Ormsby. “Tell me at lated, “ Thia coincidence is truly wonde:ful! What- once: fur the reward i shall give you on Mr. svever regards Timperley is sure tu bo of im. Pimperley's behalf will be ia propurtion tu the portance! It was a happy idea of miue to give Impurtanse of the service you have renderod bin, this woman wine to driok; fur it will reudor her all Look! I lave the power ty fullil my promise :’-— oromunicative !” | aud taking out his pocket-bovk, he produced a roll eedily returned to the parlour, of bank notes, on more than one of whieh the de ‘ine aud glasses, which she ' vouring eyes uf the wuuraa caught the worl fiery placed upon the table. \She did not however give , in the corner. any chango in the at¥pe of money to Lord; “Weill, L wuat toll yuu, sir,” she resumed, © that Ormesby: neither did hegxpect or mean it She | it was something about Mra, Coicklade.” filled two glasses; and While she drauk off the Ab!” ejaculatot Ormsby : aud ho mevbani- contents of ber own, Orme just touched his with cally drew his chair closer tu Mra. Maddox. “ It dus lips and then thrust it a frum jim. referred to Mira, Cig, mada, you sit py” “Now,” he said, “ be pleasy entexupon your = You, siar—the Fa YT Womal that was ohurdored, vsplacations.” uf cuursy ityt bad vuly uivativued a@ eerbatu bringing a bottle COmicboocks