sappointment and anxiety to the other; but on the fifth morningEvelina, always the first to yield to her feelings, said, as she

ng the savings bank in which theirfunds were deposited. They knew Miss Mellins was given to vainalarms; but her words, by the sheer force of repetition, had soshaken Ann Eliza's peace that after long hours of midnight counselthe sisters had decided to advise with Mr. Ramy; and on Ann Eliza,as the head of

he wouldn't want to leave his money there any longer'n he could

since then."Ann Eliza's words released their secret fear. "I wonderwhat's happened to him," Evelina said. "You do

do something about that moneyp

me?""If I was YOU," said her sister, with perceptibleempha

words pierced Ann Eliza like a b

IS sick. IfI was you I'd go to-day," Evelin

t so old, so hopeless and humble. She knew shewas bound on a love-errand of Evelina's, and the knowledge seemedto dry the last drop of young blo

her heart began to tr

e of strange dejection. At the click of the latch helooked up slowly, fixing

d; and the sound of her voiceseem

thick tone;but he made no attempt to move, and she

notto let us know."He continued to look at her with dull eyes. "I ain't beensick," he said. "Leastways not very

tured, seeing how unwil

ing like rheumatism, my grandmotherused to make a tea--" Ann Eliza began: she had f

r Mr. Ramy's face. "Oh, I guess I'm gettingon all right. I've just got a hea

edto the door, he added with an effort: "Maybe I'll step round to-morrow.""We'll be real glad," Ann Eliza repeated. Her eyes were fixedon a dusty bronze clock

ks and eyes under Evelina's absent-mindedsupervision. Ann Eliza passed has

n' to look for some smallerhoo

says he'll be sure to be round to-morrow night.""He will? Are you telling me the truth?""Why,

even to her, Evelina should laybare the nakedness of her emotion; and she tried to turn h

should attend to the matter for her he took up theillustrated volume of Longfellow--for, as the sisters had learned,his culture soared beyond the newspapers--and read aloud, with afine confusion of consonants,