Faithful Margaret

nd means to convey the property to the rightful heir, as she would never become mistress of Seven-Oak Waaste. They earnestly tried to combat her "quixotic" resolve. But

se, and bearing letters of unmeasured recommendation from Dr. Gay and Mr. Davenport, entered a railway carri

and a lady, escorted by a young naval officer, entered the car and took

ir of the beautiful and bright young being before her. How she loved beauty, and for its sake lo

conds' hard snorting and unsteady jolting, a mighty crash, a s

ating his dinner in the midst of his family, when a scared face appeare

d the woman at the door. "Life o

pid feet which scarce seemed to stir the dust of the road

the scene of disaster, and on the way John Doane elic

es meeting, until she found herself upon a bank-some fifty feet upon the upper side of the track uninjured, though at first stunned. In looking for her fellow-passengers s

ived upon the scene. It was melancholy enough to wa

ached pieces of wheels, and windows and twisted frames, and shattered roofs strewed the line. A first-class carriage lay upside

g to death," said the young woman kneeling by the gol

and sleeping humanity were unlocked from their prison, and the two succorers made their way in, treading war

t her head upon my shoulder-so. Now I will carry her myself; clear a way for me that I

n, and then ran for some water, with which he quickly ret

who looked rather ghastly

gazed with horror

" he ejaculated. "Julie-Cousin Julie! Do you think

If we could have her removed to some ho

he bricklayer, drawing his hand over his heated

nvey her there at once,

ranches, and, calling a brawny-armed

yer's cottage, and a clean bed was hastil

til Margaret could give him a report of the lady's

re dangerous, but I can only use my best skill until som

iately to the Marquis of Ducie. He could reach us to-night, I think. May

ot struck her that she would stand a better chance of

r," she falter

s Bl

bo

n, with a return bow. "But my uncle, the Marquis of Ducie, shall hear that it was throu

ossed card, with a coat of a

t Harry Fa

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profound bo

answered; the beautiful face of the lady showed no ripple of co

d, and his directions brief, for others were waiting, with broken limbs to be splintered, and

the pale, set countenance until it gleamed with lustrous purity, and the faint breath of re

ough their burden of glad tears. Lady Juliana, in her pain and weakness, wondered what heavenly countenance this was wh

to be here? Te

I excepted-so I am taking care of you. Mr. Faulconcourt has gone to the villa

?" asked the inn

," she stammere

elong to

. You remember the person who

to scream and jump up,

dash yourself out at the

ace was a net-work

don't like lying here in this odd place without my maid to ta

er arrives to-night t

dear Miss Blair," murmu

irl's love? The innocent blue eyes seemed to hold in their depths such guilelessness; the beauty was so perfec

ou want me," she whispered, kissin