The Masked Bridal

me to see Edith Allandale. The visitor was Kate O'Brien, who, after announcing the conditi

ant, and early Monday morning Kate was at the law

e handwriting of his fair copyist, an

ord that she cannot come to the o

visitor, and he eagerly tore open

ries which I purchased, and, half an hour later, was arrested for the crime of passing spurious money. I could not appeal to you at the time, for I did not know your address; but now I beg that you will come to my aid

ctfull

M. Alla

stly white when he finished

isoned for such an offense! Where is Miss Allandale?" he added, aloud, turning to Mrs

et station-house, sir,

great excitement. "And has she been in

matron has been very good to her, sir, and gave

ryant's inward comment. Then, turnin

name, if you p

n, at your s

do you live near

sir-on the same floo

ery ill," proceeded the young ma

lady's dyin', sir," sai

aimed Royal B

ok the young lady away, she had a bad coughin' spell, and burst a blood-vessel,

now?" questioned Mr. Bryant,

promised to stay wid

e, I will go at once to her daughter; and I am very sure that I can secure her release within

eartily, and she hurried away to take the

ized his overcoat and began to put it on again, his f

her!-I, who would suffer torture to save her a pang. Two nights and an endless day, and her mother dying at home!-how she must have suffered

t button of his coat when the

atience at the unwelcome interruption and

mon-looking man, of perhaps f

ng," said young Bryant, with his habitual

owe you, Mr. Bryant," the man responded, flushing

ou are not inconveniencing yourself in making it to-day," remarked the young lawyer, as h

y replied, but quickly repressing a sigh, as he drew forth a well-worn pur

les produced a small coin a

ive-dollar

doing, for he was sure the man needed the money for his personal necessities, while his small claim again

t, for he knew the gentleman to be both proud and sensitive, and he did not wish t

king, too, that it was somewhat singular that Mr. Knowles should have paid him in gold coin and of the very same denominatio

rned the money over, his gl

t start which caused his comp

bent to examine the coin more closely, "this is the stran