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"And mair, is sd dreadfully far away Thomas," put in my mother murlow "Why, as to that, cou an;" said the ! yer, with an unctuous smile, "co lum animum muiant qui trans mare cum (crossing the seas docs Dot change a m nature). No notice being taken of this speec stammered what I reg? rt to lia ve to f* ;s was hardly the truth-nam -iv, ;'. had given the matter careful e< and was fully resolved to go to India. My mother said nothing, but it was c the dinner had little relish, for she Isabel left the table ca riv. There WO! lenee for a little while after their w dre wal. Then Sir Thomas paid: "Since you I decided then, Mr. Andrew; it it would be prying too much into private ail might I ask-ii J a::', impertinent pral ine so-whafryour plans are after yon* rival in India. I Lave a special reaso asking." To this I was forced to confess that I not thought out my plans, that in fact I no plans ar -vi. "Youth trusts to luck," said the law; ever ready to thrust his tongue in whet was not wonted. "Fortune favors ti who have the pluck to show they d< care a ratfor t be Jade." "I trust, Kilburnie," sail Sir Then turning to my father and ignoring the 1 yer's remark, "that when you have he my reason you will not deem nie intol< bly selfish. I wished to ascertain that.j Andrew had fully made up his mind fore intruding any personal concern of own lest his generosity mig? i lead bin: neglect his own interests." "You are quite incapable of doing a thing from selfish motives, Sir Thoma . returned my father Quickly and cordial "Whatever be v...: ;. reasons, 1 am ready wager they do you honor." "You are extremely good to express st sentiments," sai.1 Sir Thomas, "but I J afraid my motives in this instance are si ish." "Then, Sir Thomas, I shall be very mu surprised indeed," responded my fat! promptly. "You are too g?nerons, Kilburnie," s; Sir Thomas, "but you will be better able judge when I have explained myrcasi for being inquisitive. Tl e fad is I am ai ions to lind some trustworthy friend gci to India* who would-well-who would i dertake a uclic; te family mission' fer mi My heart jumped at this. What cot the family mission be? Ami would Isa! be interested in it? "There are those in India," continu Sir Thomas, aftera short pause; "of wkc I should very much ?ike to have intel gence." He stopped a moment, finger) his glasses absently, lifting it to his !..:. and putting it down again without drit ing. Then he wei^t on, while we ali 1 tened intently: "I think it is generally supposed by i friends and neighbors that Isabel is r only child, but that-1 : ; sak in c< nfidem gentlemen-isa mistake. She has a bro! er Donald-Donald Gordon-a?:tl it is him I would fain have nen s. The youl man himself is not addicted to letter wr ing, and my corresponden;s in thc ea seem somehow or other to have lost sig of him. It maybe that be is iii;!.";: there was a quiver in his voice, "ll" to, would be some satisfaction to know And, to bo brief, I thought that if Andre were going to India he might possibly j able to look Donald up." "Gad, Sir Thomas, Andrew is just t very man to do that," put in Mr. CIej hi : "I'll warrant he'll find y ir on. Il is mission to suit ene cf Andrew's a Iv? ti ous spirit. I onlj wi. a 1 could s ll - ka my own son. But Andr w is not to-be s perseded. I envy him !.' < pp ?ty." "We all envy the opportuuit ?es of youth said Sir Thomas. Then turnh to my .' ther, with a smile, "You ? ee, Kilburnie, c motives ure selfish often :. '' "As I was ready to wo r, your motiv do you honor, Sir Thon: ."answero I : father stonily, "and .' wore no i ?< minc, who, goin~lo Tm".: :, would not c::c himself to do what you v ' h." With that my fall r lc< ed at i c ?3 to say: "There, now; speak np. There something to your tasteperhi :" "I need hardly assure you, klr Themas, I 6aid, clearing my throat, fer-my oxcit ment was great; "I n< i i l!y assuro yt. that if ever I set foot in India my Hist btu ness will bc to find Donald," "Thank yon. my dear boy," responde Sir Thomas, while his voice shook and h eyes glistened. "Thank you. Only pru . remember that should yen change yet; mind you will not 1 t thi g m r >us pron ise to mc in anyway binder you. I wi not accept your service on any other cond tion." "Xever fear. Sir Thomas. Never fear, answered my father for mc. ".Make you: self quite at ease on that score. If L changes his mind, ho will tell you E frankly/' "My heart's ihanksTto you, Kilburnie, murmured Sir Th mas. "You have mad me 50 years younger. My spirit-oh, mi But there, there. Shall we join the ladies I daresay they are feeling rather lonely. And we rose and le the room. "My dear Isabel," cried Sir Thomas, wit -the glee of a 1 y; as we entered the draw ing room; "come hero, child. I have new for yen." She roi e in stantly and met bin with a prc ty look of expectation on he face. "Mr. Andrer.- is going io India and wi] search out Donald," continued Sir Thoma! "There's news to gladden your heart, m child." Isabel turned toward mc, ber eyes gleam ing with a dewy, wistful brightness mn her hands shaking with a sudden tr.-mor so that I w mid fain have taken hold o them to comfort I :.. '^Oh,"she said, advancing a step ncarc me, and speaking ki a low voice which fancied was meant f r my car alone, "i yon could only gi t tidings bf my brother cannot tell how grateful t should bc. Un tho news that you are even to try seem toogood tobe true. Dow cnn we ever thai:; you? What can we ever do to r pay you?' And I; witta my bot face and leaping heart certainly could not tell her. Thc joy that gave Sir Thomas and Isabe nev.-life filled mc also with an exquisit delight, but when they were radiant witl hopo and happy by anti ipi lion, mydca mother's face blanch'cl so that my glad ness was checked hythe duty of comfort ing her. In this office Isabel? iii . to : ; help with the sweet words and winnini ways that were all her own. and I y dint o our unceasing perseverance in looking al the sunny side of things and ki rt! dark out of view, in a li t: le wbile er smiled through her tears, pwnii . wit! a fervent embrace, that it was goi young men to go out into the world and trj hazards willi fortune. "Few have sue! friends, Andrew," she said, looking toward Isabel, while clinging to me. "And I wonk! not stand between you and distinction, tai less would I hinder you from doing ; worthy action." And then she ;.:.(! Isabel laughed and cried together, while I chewed my thumb in a corner, and there was an end of objections. It most be understood that I was not tt go solely rs Sir Thomas'emissary lo tieck out Donald. I was g Ingrpri lurily on mj own account-to push myd ii -and Sir Thomas' mission was; : ?hewas pleased to put it, "a mi re act of charity done to h stranger out of the gci hi ? of my heart." Yet in-truth thc charl y oi . ness were all on the oilier side. Sir Thomas furnish ed me with letters of introduction to i!:e best known and most influential menin Bombay, besides writing many private and special letters in my behalf which 1 did not see. My career was to la* a mercantile one -that, on mature con ideration; being thought to afford the e siest and speedii .: way to affluence for one of ray talents. "Therichest Europeans in indinare mer chants and backers," ?-aid Sir Thomas, "and. .t-h??' WCi.?l?. as thu Raviner ia cutf ?; right, 1$?-, by John Alexander Stcuart.1 mode* ir.cn. The days oT thu East India company are over. There ave no fortunes being made in that service now, though," in a significant voice, "it was not always sa lint India is a wide field, and these let ?' tcrs, Mr. Andrew, will, I think, put you in position to choose according to your tastes. I have no advice to ofl^r except not to be in toj much haste to decide." lA~r what .Sir Thomas had specially at heart nil provision v.\'sniadc l>otli in haters i and in i.louey. Of the last there was to be absolutely no stint. 1 was to spend as ! much and as Ibngas I should think proper, orin other words as lon:,' as there should be the faintest hope of tracking Donald. "My liai kers shall have full instructions : in the mutter," said Sir Thomas, "and in the in ime we must not forget prelimi nary exp : - s." Whereupon he insisted on my taking in ready money and bankers' drafts asura that seemed to me a fortune. Finally, as I was in great glee with my prospects and protested against delay, it was arranged that in exactly three weeks Crom the date of my homecoming I was to sail from London iii the steamship the Pearl of the Orient, commanded by Cap tain Rogers, who, being a friend of Sir Thomas, was charged to provide for my comfort on shipboard. And so the ultimate decision was mada I was to lift anchor and set sail for the un known, as so many did before and -?o many will do after mc. How I fared there, how the reality belied all dreams and anticipa tions, how fate mocked at wisdom, made naught of forethought and a plaything of me it will be the business of succeeding pages to tell. Coming events cast no shad ow before, and in the meantime I was eager and happy. How ttic three weeks passed I cannot very well say. I was a frequent guest, at The Elms and saw a good deal of Isabel, j whose presence I learned to bear without I shrinking or shaking. She talked to me of j her life in India, and also of her brother, I for whom she had the warmest affection ? and admiration. I "They may tell you stories about Don ald, " she once said. "They may say he was a stamp, and all that, for it is easy talking. Hut don't believe them. He was high spir ited, that was his fault, and my father crossed him. His worst sin was to become a soldier when his friends wanted him to be something else, and the records of the war office show he was no coward. He save;! the British colors when the enemy broke .a Dru ?sh square, and he has done many a brave thing since. If he bad re mained in tl i nrmy, he'd have get almost any rank, but he hadn't peace to do that, and it's since he left it we have lost trace of him." ?Le never missed a chauce of swak har abcat him. Ile seemed in? fill her whole I s ?ali to bc her only thought, n circumstance that S'.cre;!;.' piqued in? not a little. '?0h,"*shewould often breakout in the mest irrelevant way, "if you could only fad my brother, i'you could only liad Donald, I should bo so grateful to you. Dut in deed, indeed," and Lere she would look in . my face til! I tbongbt I saw visions or heaven, "I will bc just as grateful to you if you never find him. Words cannot ex press your goodness in trying." Then I woul I reply that if Donald were ::i India! would lind him, a speech which always brought me a rapturous smile of ".thanks rind further visions of paradise. I will pass sv. ;::.>. over the preparation ; made at Kilburnie for my departure. My j dear mother tool: care that my outfit lacked nothing it was possible for her to procure, i and even my father softened toward me. busying himself with niy affairs and seem ing conscience stricken for having been so stem with mc. "You do well, Andrew," besaid oneeve*?* ing when wc chanced to Le by ourselves, and his voice was husky. "You dowell, Andrew, I Lave no doubt , in following your own instincts. When you go so far away fortoa housekeeping man like mc it is so far away, though it is still in God's uni , verse-when yr:t go away, do not forget that WO are left behind, and you'll Iel as ! hetti* from you. And as to the o;her '.hinfi j we may find a way out cf c::r troubles j God bless you, my boy. Woore all in nfc bands." And he could say no more. At dinner, cn thc last evening, Duucan , the coachman, who was also game!.- t -n r. : factor, forester and general factotum and had served titi! Kilgours man and boy foi 1 ~>0 years, got out his pipis and serenaded us in his most stirring manner. "It is for Mr. Andrew," he said. "He ] will be going away, Cod bless bim, and be 1 a big man, with black servants, and maj be j Duncan will.never set (yes on him again. ; And, Cod bless him, ho will have the pipes 1 to his denncr whatever just as loud ns .auld I Duncan's lungs can blaw. Aye, will he : too." And 60 lustily did Duncan blow that . not n word of conversation could we have during thc whole meal. When his chanter was silent, however, :md the dusk had fall en, and we three, my father, my mother and myself, sat together, there was talk, but no syllable of it will bc set down here, for it was for ourselves alone. Next morning Duncan drove me to the village to meet the stage-my father and mother accompanying. Early as was thc hour, Sir Thomas and Isabel were waiting for us, and greeted us with a fervor that was almost silent. Isabel held in her hand two little bunches of white heather on which she looked down from time to time ns I fancied with someembarrassment. At last she came close to me, and with a soft emotion suffusing her cheek and shining in her eye, she said: "This is for luck. One is for Donald-you see I expect you to find him. The other," and her voice fell to a mere whisper, "ls for yourself. It will keep you in mind of the old home, and per haps I may see them both again." As she ceased speaking, the shrill notes of a bugle broke upon the morning still* ness, and a minute or two later the stage coach came up at a handsome pace, thc horses fresh and mettlesome and shaking their heads as if cager for the road. My a ;e was quickly bundled up, farewells were hastily token, and 1 mounted lo my pince, feeling as if I were in an unfamiliar region of mists. Suddenly old Duncan scrambled up beside me, a parcel rolled in blue cloth iii hts liand. ''Take it," be said huskily, pushing it into my arms. "Cod bless ye, take it. It will be (besiller pipes 1 learned ye to blaw on. Ayont the seas ye'll can gio tl skirl nt times to mind ye of old friends, and when ye come back ye'll con march to your own quickstep, and may bo Donald viii he lhere lr? ii ing his bonnet in the air. Hooch aye! God bless ye-God bli ss ye!" and a tremulous hand patted inc n baby on the back. Then Duncan leaped down and stalked back to his horses, daring any erie tn say tears were oh Ins cheeks or that bis hands were shaking as if with a palsy. His was an odd gift, but.] took it, knowing how refusal would hurl him. In another minute the driver had gath ered up tho reins, touched thc prancing leaders with his whip, and we were oil'. 1 gazed back, waving my hand to the little group by the inn door till wo turned a bend in the. road. '1 hen, seeing none too well, 1 turned, setting my fr.ee resolutely forward. CHAPTER V. THE SEARCH FOR DONAL!) CORDON. 0;i thc journey south, my spirits being now mounting like mercury in thc sun, 1 coul l not resist thc temptation to spend an hour or two in Edinburgh in the delectable diversion of making myoid comrades cn vious. The achievement was not difficult. A few si&uificanl bints and thc si;:ht of my let! rs and drafts brought everyman of them as near to I.aisling us the frog in the fable. Some envied me the money, some t be ndventun s, ol hers said it was the beau tiful combination of both that took their fancy, and nil ngrecd 1 hail certuiulj '?:eti horn with tile coveted silver spoon in m> mouth. . . "lt's one of thc shameless tricks uf .Madam Fortune," said an embryotin divine, clap ping me on the Shoulder "Here von un OUT; mere to nae eieptnints ;uiu slioot tigers and order flunkies and enrich yourself front inexhaustible treasures of sold and gems, while 1 am left to wrestle with harrowing problems in theology. Do you call that fair?" I was to write their, volumes about the wonders*of the Indies and was to give par ticular information on these two points namely, the feeling inspired by a wounded tiger charging full upon you when yourgnn is empty and what I thought of the hea then gods-from a financial point of view. "I believe," remarked one with a taste for finance, "those unconscionable pagans make themselves deities of the finest ore set with precious stones while we haven't ca?h enough for an afternoon's outing. Just send us a god, old chappie, till we see lum the heathen abomination would melt in the crucibl.! of a Christian goldsmith." They escorted me in a body to my coach. For, being prosperous now, acquaintances became friends. They gave a prolonged cheer fi? the vehicle moved off and a unani mous injunction to mind my liver and be on my guard against the encroachments of pride when, as nabob with a retinue of slaves, I hobnobbed with the dusky and luxurious potentates of the east. Only one thing marred my eujoymcut. I ha lit set in my mind to give Peter Cle phane the soundest drubbing he had ever had in his life, but as he happened to be absent in Dundee my virtuous intent did not blossom into action. Arrived iu London, my first business was to find Captain Rogers. He had heard from Sir Thomas and received me with great affability and consideration, under taking to have me bestowed in the best part of the ship and to let me see something of the town before we started. In me, as I remember, our sightseeing expeditions pro duced perhaps as much bewilderment as pleasure. I wandered through the seeth ing, roaring wilderness of the largest city of the world easer to learn and admire, yet feeling so utterly out of my element, so much confounded by the din and smoke and rush, by the ruthless self nssertivencn and indifference t hat. seemed to character ixe men and things alike, by tlie Bqnaloi and splendor so grotesquely blended and tragically contrasted-in a word, so dazed by the distracting throb and tumult of a nation's mighty heart, that I was glad to get away. When the time came to sail, the river sides were thronged with people to witness the spectacle of our departure; for, that being just the beginningof theeraof steam, it was thought a miraculous thing to see a stately three decker sailing off with never a stitch of canvas set nor any visible means of getting forward save by a wheel thal frantically churned the water into foam and if it was strange to the spectators on shore to see a big ship going bravelyjm in dependently of wind and tide 1 must own ?twas rather startling to one nt least'of those on board to be caged upon the waters with a belching, pounding, wheezing, screeching fire demon that seemed to be crying ont in eternal agony ami struggling with all its frenzied might to burst its bonds and wreak destruction on all about it. Often in the night have I lain listening to it in its minia: ure pandemonium, never silent, never slumbering, never for one brief moment at .peace, but for vcr wrench ing and writhing, f vever setting up the same inappeasable . y of laboring pain and the same terribie threat of vengeance. Nowaday.-; we have grown so familiar wit!) the Ure fiend that, tts it were, wc stroke bini complacently Oil tho back, but I never come near him in steamer or hissing loco ! mo; ive without a shudder at thu thought I ol' (he vengeance he will one day wreak on p this world. I j. Hut i:i that freshcxperiencccuriositynud interest soon mastered bar. There was gladness in the ease and speed with which our flame fed slave carried us down thc riv rr and along the coast of Kent mid past 'the tall white cliffs of Dover," the last prominent, spot on which the exile's strain in;,'eye rests when he is leaving England fur thc east and the first on which it wist fully falls when happily he returns. Tho sun was going down in a soft suffusion of color as we entered the strait, casting a glamorous Iridescent light on the recoding land and thc sailsof the many stately ships that were bearing gallantly up and down, some, like ourselves, outward bound, oth ers, their wanderings for the present over, bound for the home we had left. I stood on the deck gazing backward till thc land melted into darkness, then Captain Hogers quietly Slipped his arm iu mine, and we went below to supper. The Pearl of the Orient made a quick and prosperous passage, landing'us in Bombay in a day less than the time reckoned for the voyage before startii g. You may be sure 1 did not allow Sir Thomas' busiuess to lag. Having presented my letters of introduc tion and undergone a brief but fiery course of hospitality, 1 set vigorously to the work before me, assisted by the numerous friends of my patron. I had no difficulty in dis covering that Donald Gordon had been in Bombay some IS months before and had suddenly disappeared. Dut whither he had gone, whether he had departed by land or by sea, or been dispatched by the hand of the assassin, no one had the least idea. There were of course conjectures in plenty. Ile might be hunting in the jungle, or tak ing the cool air among the hills, or traffick ing with oily natives iu another town. Ile might be in China or Japan or Australia or the South Sea islands or Peru, or in the interior of some enterprising shark. The possibilities were endless, but there was only one certainty-that he had completely slipped all his friends in Bombay. In my first report home, then, I had nothing better to send than hope, of which I was no niggard. I stated, truthfully enough I trust, that I had already learned something about Donald; also, 1 fear not quite so truthfully, that I was not without reasonable ground for thinking that bc and I should shortly have a dish of curry to gether. I did not tell them that as a last resource I had employed the cleverest pri vate detective in the city to help me, and that he had failed to find so much as a single clue. Had I written what was in my mind 1 should have said frankly that so fat as could then be seen there was not the remotest chance of Jteing able to t race Don aid. Perhaps the better course would have been to say that. I saw this more clearly when the letter was gone, and I bad stroll er reason to conclude he must be really dead. I argued in this way: Donald Gordon iias a multitude of friends In Bombay, and if he wished to leave lie would certainly have told them of his intention, and thedirection ke purposed to take, and what he intended to do. There isamplo evidence that he nev er breathed a syllable to one of I hem of any plan for the future. Moreover, lhere is a considerable I tim of money standing to his credit with his father's banker, lie knew it had been lodged ibero for his use, and considering his extremely precarious and slender means of living and the almost ab solute necessity of money to a European in thu east, is it probable that he would de cline to take advantage of this provision which had been made for hi in? Then lhere is the curious circumstance that ho was last seen a few hours after he must have received the Itansei's letter apprising him of the deposit which had been made lo his credit. Supposing this letter was seen by others, would not ila- money be ugreat temptation to a needy villain who might take the risk of attempting to secure it by getting rid ol Donald, but, finding the thins impossible as he proceeded, abandon the project ere any one became aware of ils existence? All this I reasoned with myself over and over again, and tho more I reasoned thc iii niel became my conviction that. Donald (?onion must be dead. Ile (lid not die in the orthodox fashion, else lhere would boa record of his death, but lhere was no evi dence that he ever left the city, and he was not in it now. 1 laid my conclusion before the detective, before the bankers and some others. They all said it was plausible. "Only," said une, "you forget Donald's pride. Ile was the proudest man 1 ever knew in my life; in deed he wis silly in that way." And, to be sure, there wan Donald's pride to be taken ?uto account. But it did not .dd us. At the end of I wo months 1 had exhausted my own ingenuity and thal of all my friends, including the detective, without coming on n single trace of Donald. If he was dead, be was buried beyond hopeof dis COVery; if he had goneaway, he had most effectually covered up his tracks. There seemed to be not hing for it but t< abandon the search, write my dismal report, remit Sir Thomas his money and turn to my own concerns. My friends admitted it really was the only thins to be done. "Indeed. Mr. Kilgour." said Mr. Macdon - . - * m Ki, a banker, nt whose dinner fable the latter was discussed, "if it were afinan ?al speculation depending for return of rofit on the Buding of the volatile Douald ?ordon-who, for aright I know, baa the owerof making himself invisible-1 am ountl to confess I would have nothing to 0 with it. It seems unquestionable th?t lr. Donald has gone, desiring no further ewsof his friends, and I think you are gilt in giving up tho chase. And now int you have disposed of Sir Thomas Gor nn's business, might I ask what your Ians are for yourself?" 1 was obliged io answer that I had no [.finite plans ns yet, having been so ab >rbed in the hunt for Gordon that 1 had ?id no time to think of myself, but now I ould certainly look out for an opening. "As to that," said he, "there is a desk at Dur disposal in the house of Macdonald, [actavish & Macintosh - good Scotch ames, all of them, you will observe-any mc you may feel inclined to begin wort he emoluments will be sufficient to en ble yr?u to live pending the finding of )met,\lng better should you not take kind to banking." "I have had some knowledge of highland 's," put in Mr. Matheson, one of the mer mut princes to whom I had a letter of in reduction. "I have had some knowledge t highlanders, ?nd I hardly ever saw one f them feel at home at a desk. Put a Run, r a sword, or a larry rope, or anything else lat means fresh air and activity in their ands, and they're as much at home tis a ibbitin a sand hill. But that's not saying lat Mr. Kilgour would not take kindly to finking. If lie's after rupees, he will," nd Mr. Matheson castaglauce of intelli ence at his friend. I hastened to say that 1 was very grate II to Mr. Macdonald for his generous Ter, and that, with bis permission, 1 ould keep it under consideration faraday r two. "Quite right, Mr. Kilgour, quite right,'" lid Mr. Macdonald cordially. "Look ell before yon leap, especially in this land f deceits, though, to tell you thc truth and ever flatter, you have done so well in this ordon business that I should like to itch you. However, I say again, you arc uite right to avoid a rash decision. A ilse step involves a change, and though je proverb says that .changes are light 9 ?>Il<}hl I tink what llftitr plana arc Im l/rMm'/ft" ame it adds that only fools are fond ol beni. I am liol one o? those who pin theil lilli to proverb.-, isidor bad. If a rolling toue does not gather moss, it often gathers .bat is n great deal better than moss-an uriferons coaling that we are all glad tc dmire, So don't decide hastily. It's " nor business getting out of the frying p: ito the lire and back again from the ito the frying pan. Avoid it." ".And that you may have an alternative Ir. Kilgour," added Mr. Matheson, "lei nc say that in a week or two I haves essel starting ?Tor Jedda, and that you an' relconie to a free trip if you choose, lt will nable you to look about, and" maybe (who nowsr) you may light on something that tay strike you fancy. The trip will not ike long altogether. It will be an outing o you, if nothing more, which, after your ard work as a detective, will; I dare say. e grateful. What do yonWay to that, Mac onald?" "I think the suggestion an excel lent one,' nswered Mr. Macdonald, "and Mr. Ki' our ought to go." I thanked Mr. Matheson as I had thank d Mr. Macdonald, saying that as the ship ras not sailing immediately I would think he matter over. But the suggestion leased me; whereas, though sincerely grate al to Mr. Macdonald, I was not in love rith the idea of perching on a stool. The upshot was that I declined Mr. Mac onald's offer and decided to visit Arabin a Mr. Matheson's ship. The kindly bank r would not, however, take a final an wer, but said that the post should be kept pen liil my return, as ships aud tarry ailors might by that time have lost theil (traction. If he has kept his word, there as been a vacant desk in that establish" aent for a very long time. The decision made, my next piece of busi less was to write home a long letter to Kit mruie and anoi her to Thc Elms. The Kil turnio letter was out of hand with no effort mt the one to Sir Thomas was a different latter eui ?rely. 1 felt a great pity for the oor gentleman, which I durst not express est he should die of heartbreak, so that mj ommunication had to be somewhat of the ature of adiplomatic dispatch. Unhappily he task of composing it called for gifts nth which 1 was but scantily endowed wrote the letter and rewrote it, and again ?rote it; then took it to bed to dream over ndoing the whole thing on the morrow nd going through such agonies of com osition tis do not make me envy the life of n author. On the third day my patience was ex misted, and the clumsy essay in diplomacy .'as posted. 111 ried to make out that there ras abundant hope for the future, while here was also a sufficient reason for aban oning the search at present, but I fancy it ould not have imposed on anybody. To ut thc better face on the thing, I fabri ated a little fiction about the severe heat elling on my health and beiug advised to ake a short trip. I trust I shall be for iven, for the motive was good, and I know hat, acute as must have been Sir Thomas' isappointment, it was not any acuter than ay own, for if his hope was centered in )ouiild so also was mine. [CONTINUED.] OTTT-JDOOIR, PH0TO6RAPHY. 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