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THE MYSTERIR OF THES COUST. 833 ? j EF E 1 in her ewn native eity the real who paseed by the fictitious one of t Redoliffe—and bow frei the passionate which had burst from his lips ime, she gleaned eaough to prove that he hed ispavery of how he laboured under ry E if ; 3 E F 3 FS - 3 q 3 a 1° 8&8 “Ht Now, it happened that Bertram Vivian himeelf, ia adopting measures for the demonetration of his | ‘ innocence, paid occasional stealthy visite to the meighbourhood of Oaklands, rather perhaps to te the chapter of accidents, then vith any prosiso and settled plan ef action in wow at the time. On the ocvasion of one of those visite— and being concealed amongst the trees—he te his astonishment beheld Indora walking im the grounds with the old steward. He faneicd that she must have been beguiled thither by some treachery especially as he know that Mudame Angelique had cunceived desigus againet ber self and Sagoonah — those designe ef which he had given her a bint, and against which he hed warned her in a brief note written fram Mortimer Bweet. Therefore, on Gnding Indora at Oaklands, Bertram Vivien was resaived to wateh over hor safety; and he beheld her take her departure. His brother had is the meaitine eome to Oak- lands ; and Bertram eould not resiet the temptae tion of endeavouring te work upon bis fears'as ona of the first steps towards the sccessplishment of at tho | already perceived how In-jhis aims. He had no difficulty in effecting « etealthy entramceiato the manson; ead he hap- ta eenceal himesif in that very room to whieh his brother and Parvis penctsated thet they might eacertain whether Indora had replaced the dagger in the drawer whenes she had taken it. Bertram was fearful of being discovered; for he knew that his brother was villain enough to hand hant over to the grasp of the law--and he at that time was totally unprepared with imnossnes! He therefire dashed the candle frem hes brother's hand; and he effected his eseape from the spet amidst the utter dariness in which he thus enddenly involeed the room. But he had | peeviouagly overheard the conversation which took place between his brother and Purvis in ta the dagger; and the motive of Indora's visi to Oalelands began te be apparent to his mind. He aaw that che had so¢ been inveigied thither by weachery ; and he evnjectured that it was om as- count of his own. affaive that she had come. He Losd Chandqn : Jonafhan Carnabie. went. bask ta Weodbridge with more than sufficient to enable him to live without work, if he thought Gt, for the remsinder of his days; and Purvis, the faithful old steward, wue likewise a special abject of the bounty of those whom he had served. Over the grave of the deceased Mr. Ashten a monument waa erected, bearing a beautifully compared fetbute of the gra- titude of the twine for the trus paternal kindness which they had received from one ta whom they were im mo way related. New that Queen Indova had left Hagland, Chris- tina took up her abede altugether with her brother at Marcha:..6 Heus; and there they were visited bv all the elsée of the aristocvacy—mm well an by several friends whom CObsistian had @cquized previous to the occursence of those events which, had proclaimed the secedt of bis birth Thus, auy proof ef his (G COM NOOK (CO