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204 THE DUGDALE MILLIONS. love me, and who will love you not alone for the sake of me, but for those qualities which have won my love. O Wallis! I am not a carpet knight, dancing at- tendance upon my lady, and perhaps I have not those graces which easily win a woman’s heart; but I can promise you a deep devotion, a protecting care, and a loving heart. I ask you only tothink of me, as your uncle says, as a man. I beseech you to cast aside every consideration other than that I will be a true lover and a good husband to you. I cannot promise you a grand ‘life. That is not in my power. At the very best I am a younger son, but I can promise you a never failing love. I shall not worry you. I shall not again speak of my love for you, until a little time hence, when I will come for my answer. And by that answer, be it for good or for evil, I will abide.” He drew her hand within his arm and, without wait- ing for a remark from her, led her back to the others, trembling and quite subdued. At this moment Mr. Stanton returned from “ The Larches,”’ and approaching the group upon the ver- anda, said : “Hetlow has just received a note from Harold Pierson, announcing his intention to call upon him to-morrow afternoon, for the purpose of submitting some new proof he has just discovered. It iseither an exhibition of impudent audacity, or else we are mis- taken in supposing him to be connected with the assault upon Mason.” Then he turned to Dick, and witha grim significance, which was noticed by all, ‘said : ‘““Mr. Hetlow, Mason, expects you to go over to- morrow afternoon—the hour ij is three—and after get- ting through with Pierson, he desires an interview with you.” If the others did not understand what was meant by this, Dick and Bessie did. A few moments later Merrimount and Bessie left, leaving Dick anxious and Wallis very much disturbed, CoMmicboOoks.€© 3