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“T do not know. IL presume she will learn of it through the papers,if in no other way;” and the young man looked very unhappy. “Oh, do not look so discouraged,” said his friend, cheerfully ; ‘‘we will soon have you out of this place. As soon as your turn comes for examination, we will have you bailed out, and then see what we can do for counsel.” “Have you seen the paper, Ruby?’? Mrs. Gordon asked, as she came out upon the veranda, after tea that evening, and found her young sister there. “Yes,” Ruby answered, all unsuspicious, I saw it lying on the hall table as I came out, but I did not care particularly for the news, so I left it there.” “Would you mind reading to me for a little while? My eyes have been feeling “badly all the afternoon, and Ido not want to make them worse by reading that fine print.’’ “Certainly I will read to you if you wish, Estelle,” replied the obliging girl, and she tripped back into the house for the paper. Returning, she seated herself in a low rocker by her sister, and began to unfold the sheet. As she did go her eyes fell Sap a flaming heading : “Arrest of the thief who stole a well-known lady’s diamonds,” ete. “Why, Estelle,’ that must mean you,” Ruby cried, as she read it aloud, and flushing with excitement, Swiftly-her glance traversed the other lines of the column, and then all at once she uttered a startled cry of pain, the paper slipped from her nerveless fingers, and she sank back in her chair pale | and strengthless. “Whatis the matter, Ruby?” Mrs. Gordon, asked, | in a feigned tone of surprise. She knew well enough what the trouble was, for she had known that Walter was to be arrested that day, and felt sure that the papers would be full of it, | and she had taken this way to break the news to_ Ruby, as she was anxious to have the se eatmndioa Ver W ith as s00n as possible. poe } | | | j