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Le? > - ea ~~ .. a aw == 2° lo ee —-— M4 fie tte otmerim a ‘a mutual friend. The father of Mary, an old New York — merchant, had looked favorably upon the intimacy between the young people, as Harry, though rather wild, was a promis- ing youth, and would probably rise to distinction in the navy, where he had been ‘ breveted’ ee at —_ age of thir-° teen. Later his father had died nearly bankrupt, an institution in. . which he had invested large sums having fniled. = Mr. Clare, however, who was a man of high principle and = ‘good sense, did not care for this, so long as Harry was indus- trious. The engagement therefore between the young sailor — and his daughter remained the same, without any effoit on the part of the father to break it. . In a year, Harry had said, he hoped to make Mary his wife. Having a proper degree of pride, he had declared that he would not marry until be was able to support the young girl - without her father’s assistance. He had permitted Mr. Clare to invest a little money left to him in stocks, which premised — % well. For the rest he trusted to his profession. “ Promotion ~~ _ ‘would come soon ?” he said, with all the ardor of youthfyl ; hope—lhe believed in a short time be would be made seegnd lieutenant aboard the Argus. | Disappointment! A senior midshipman, from another craft, ‘was put in the place he had expected to fill. 4 No wonder this provoked him, and that to his Mary he of- — ten complained of the tardiness and stupidity of the Govern-* ment. re She endeavored to comfort him, but somehow failed. He — seemed to grow moodier every time she saw him—seemed thoughtful and absent, as if busy with mental planning. . Meanwhile, Captain Malo, the smuggler, bad sought him, “and, as shown, hinted at the rich profits of bis lawle-s ocen- pation, without yet exciting in his mind any suspicion that he — was concerned in the lawless trade. Matters were thus when the two cutters—the Roland and ‘the Argus—arrived almost simultaneonsly at New Orleans. Cuptain Watson, attired in his well-brushed meetings Seas not fail to visit Clare, and endeavor to interest Mary. The lonely girl tried to seem cheerful, although it was ae her thoughts were occupied with another—with Harry wae,