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54 BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. saloon of the steamer and chatted so sociably with Archibald Sherbrooke, and felt a strange thrill of happiness in sitting beside him. 7 _ She had not been allowed to eat with the family during the day. She had not seen Mrs. Richards, and did not even kncw of how many members the household consisted. It was evident that she was to be ignored, except as her services were required, that she was to be made a drudge, and her proud young spirit resented it with all the strength of her nature. ‘‘T will never live so; Iam above it. Iam capable of better things, and I zwz// nof consent to become a nonentity,” her heart kept saying, over and over again. But she was wholly dependent upon these people; her father had consigned her to their care. She had no money, save a letter of credit for a hundred pounds, the sum total realized from the sale of all the dear objects which she had been accus- tomed to see in her home since her infancy, and this she had been advised, by the lawyer whom Mr. Gladstone had chosen to settle his affairs, to consign to the care of Mr. Richards. But she had concluded since morning to say nothing about it to any one. She had no other friends; if she had possessed them she would have flown to them at once. She was a forlorn stranger among strangers, and she could see no way at present out of the difficulties surrounding her. She had eaten with Mrs. Blunt, who was very kind to her, and tried to tempt her appetite with all the daintiest bits upon the table; but the poor child was so sick at heart that she could scarcely swallow a mouthful. When Miss Baker came the next morning, she looked the surprise she felt, as she opened the sewing-room door and saw Star seated within, busily sewing upon the dress she Had been making for Josephine the day before. And truly the young girl was a goodly sight to behold. cComicbooks (E(0)