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MR. GUNTHORPE’S VISITS 57 been to see this young man who claims to be the heir of the title and estates of Everton? ”’ “Tf you remember, Mr. Gunthorpe,”’ said Mrs. Leyden, “you counselled me to take no step in the matter until you had time to look into it yourself.’’ “True! I recollect. It was the best course to be adopted. But I suppose, young miss, that you have occasionally visited that cottage which you tell me is so picturesquely situated at no great distance hence? ”’ ‘“‘ Henrietta has called there three or four times,’’ observed Mrs. Leyden. “‘ I believe that you consented that she should do so? ”’ ) “ Oh, certainly; I saw no objection,’’ said Mr. Gunthorpe. “That Mrs. Chandos of whom Henrietta spoke did her a ereat service in delivering her from Beech-tree Lodge. And by the bye, I am quite anxious to behold this heroine. But I thought you told me they were going off in such a violent hurry into the country, somewhere down into Wales, and that is a fortnight ago.” “ Yes, but Adolphus — I mean the true Lord Everton,”’ said Henrietta, hesitating and blushing, “ has been so very unwell again that they were compelled to postpone their journey, although it was with great reluctance, for they were most anxious — ”’ “ Yes, naturally so,’’ interrupted Mr. Gunthorpe. “Tt is Lady Everton in Wales,’ observed Henrietta, “that they are going to see.”’ ‘“ Yes, naturally so,’’ repeated the old gentleman, and he looked abstracted, but quickly recovering himself, he said, ‘““ And now tell me, Henrietta, the more you see of this young man —”’ “The more she finds that she likes him,” replhed Mrs. Leyden, speaking on behalf of her daughter, who again seemed full of confusion. ‘Well, that’s natural also,’ cried Mr. Gunthorpe. “ But you tell me that he has been ill again? ”’ ‘“ His intellects have completely recovered their healthy tone,” responded Henrietta, “‘ but his physical strength 1s not so fully restored. When the medical man was informed that he meditated this long journey, he forbade it for the present. Enough was told to the physician to make him understand that it was a journey for an object likely to be ) ) ECORNICLOO® Ss (C(O)