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30 ing invitation to compel him to accompany them to Taleott’s Landing or to visit them there shortly. ‘*{ believe I have done all that I could pro- rly do,” she answered, and then she blushed ike a girl. “Just look at ma!” exclaimed Eva. ‘‘I do t believe that she has fallen in love with Mr, Gordon, herselt.” ‘*T only wish that she had,” responded Ger- ald. ‘‘itis not only because he saved my life that I am fond of him; but 1 never met a man that | cottoned to so completely, and I have had a good chance to find him out, I can tell ou. t would be more than glad to get hold of im and keep him in one way or another, and it . would suit me ’way down to the ground to be a step-fathered by him.” “You ought not to talk slang, Gerald, and a a ee | neither of you should speak as you do,” sternly \ observed Mrs. Talcott; but then she blushed ag again. i) During the remainder of the journey she was Bi} strangely preoccupied, and after they reached b their home she seemed to be so different from her usual self that the difference was noticed. Though as kind and careful as ever, and never more affectionate in her manner toward her y children, it was evident that she had ae gee 4 of her own in which they were not allowed to share, and frequently she sunk into a reverie from which she did not care to be roused. Gerald and Eva said nothing to her about the change in her demeanor; but to each other they commented upon it freely. s ‘*T believe that ma is thinking of Mr. Gor- if don,” observed Eva, ‘‘ When his name is men- ; tioned, it seems to affect her so strangely.” f ‘**T will tell you a bit of a secret about him,” answered Gerald. ‘‘ Just before we left Mem- uf phis he told me that a friend of his would be i coming down this way before long, and that he i, expected to accompany him, and might then visit us.” ‘** Maybe ma knows of it, too, and that is what she is looking forward to.” So matters went on until ten days had passed since the return to Talcott’s Landing, and then . a letter came to Mrs. Talcott which Gerald _ scrutinized w.th lively curiosity as he brought it from the little post-office. oe It was ina man’s handwriting, and the post- iy mark was Memphis. ie . Mrs. Talcott took it to her own apartment " where she read it privately, and she made no mention of it to eitber of her children; but she | was evidently agitated, and her agitation in- | creased as the time for the arrival of the semi- | weekly packet approached. ~ at Two days after the arrival of. the letter, 4 _ brought the packet, and Gerald was at the lana- , ing as usual, with most of the people of the ty; neighborhood, white and black. Only one passenger got off at Talcott’s Land- ing—a middle-aged gentleman, tall, fine-looking, = handsomely-dressed, and of really distinguished Ss appearance, in whom Gerald might bave found - it difficult to recognize Gray Gordon, if that gentleman had not approached him with out- stretched hand and smiling face. “Why, Gerald, have you forgotten me so soon? I should think that comrades in such a campaign as we went through would remember each other for a while,” | “Torgotten you?” exclaimed Gerald. ‘‘In- ey. * deed I have not forgotten you, and I never ~ @ould: but I was wondering whether it was & really you, and Lam hardly sure yet. There is ss such a change in you.” Bier f “Only a change in clothes. make fine birds, you know.” **T bope that you have come to stay with us a long time,” suggested Gerald, as he noticed the passenger’s nobby valise. ‘**T have come to look you up, as you see, but my stay may depend on circumstances.” ‘If [ could control the circumstances, you would never leave us.” At the house, wlile Gerald and his sister wel- comed the guest most heartily, and made much of him, Mrs, Talcott also welcomed him, tut in a quieter way, and was strangely reserved and timid in his presence, so different frem her usual stately self that the young people begun to fear that something was wrong. af} It was left for Gordon to dispel the shade Pi of embarrassment that had settled on the party. ae _ “Tf you will exeuse me, young people,” said he, ** I would like to see your mother alone for a few minutes. I have a business message of im- portance to communicate to ber.” Gerald and Eva exchanged significant glances as they left the room. Se be This is getting on pretty fast,” observed the tter. “Yes,” answered Gerald, ‘‘ and I suppose that a mother can control the circumstances he spoke Fine feathers a | ‘‘Tt isa clear case of love at first sight,” That is where the queerness comes in.” ss 2! It was very doubtful at that moment whether - -s- Mrs. Talcott would prove able to control her- self. The color came and went in her face when she found herself alone with Gordon, and she scarcely raised her eyes to look at him. EEE eS Oe — On eee OS The Old. River 5 —— - ——— ‘‘Can you guess my message?” he softly in- quired, ‘‘TIs it about your ‘friend?’ she murmured. ‘“ You told me that he was to come with you. Where is Mr.—Mr. Holcomb?” ‘‘He did come with me. He is here. He stands before you. Do you not know me yet?” The next instant she was in his arms, and the old love was thoroughly renewed. ; ‘*T knew you when I met you in Memphis,” she said. when you told me the story of your friend I no longer bad any doubt.” + W hy did you keep your knowledge to your- self? ‘‘T waited for you to declare yourself in your own way. Now you have done so, and you must never leave me again. But what shall we do about it?” ‘“‘T have settled that. My name is Gordon now. All my property is held in that name, and I prefer to be known by it. Marry me, and become Mrs. Gordon, and we need tell our secret to nobody.” . “Except the children,” she suggested, ‘¢ Except the children, of course, and perhaps one or two special friends. If it should leak out in the course of time, it will not be very startling.” So it was settled, and so it was. Gerald and Eva were more rejoiced than sur- prised by the turn the affair had taken, and the little gossip that arose soon died away, the ossips agreeing that the affection of the young Taleot ts for their stepfather was something mar- velous. As Eva was by hat time engaged to Lawrence Bastrop, it was necessary to let oim into the family secret, and he took an unfair advantage of it in pressing ber for a speedy marriage. ** As your pa and ma have gone and got mar- ried,” said he, ‘it would be a shocking instance of disrespect on our part to hesitate any longer about following their example.” Of course Eva could not be guilty of disrespect to her parents, and so there was another wedding, and a more brilhant one, at Talcott’s Landing. en Jim Hannafin attempted to take up his tools, he discovered that he was no longer for it; that his hands had lost their cunning, and that gambling had lost its attraction for him. As he was unwilling to live on the proceeds of his wife’s ‘* business,” and as she was quite will- ing to abandon it and enter a more reputable oc- cupation, he purchased, with the assistance of Gray Gordon, a tract of Jand near Talcott’s Landing, and settled down as a planter. Mark Hannafin settled down on the land with port. © -_— ee ——— _ - —— — a —— 47 NiGHTINGALE Nat. By T. C. Harbauch 5¢e | 48 Biack JOHN, THE Roap-AGENT. J. E. Badger, Jr 5c -.. 0 “Not at first—not right away—but | ——— TT A ntti elses a | 99 Tee TrGer or Taos. ' | tted | ! | his parents, and took a lively interest in Linda | Shropshire, who had developed into a handsome young woman, and who had gained largely in| every way by he. association with her new | friends, | At one time he feared that Gerald Talcott might be his rival; but Linda’s preference for him was so manifest that he asked her to change her name to his, and she readily consented. THE END. BEADLE’S If. a Lib 130 D D Be ( fe L. Wheeler. 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