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"No, mother," and the old look of pain came back into Wilford's face "I an, but she stoppedshe did not wish to hear my faults, she would rather find them out herself Away from her it is very easy to think what I will do, but when the trial co; but I shall tell her yet; not till after we are h, and I have made her love me even more than she does now She will not mind it then I shall take her where I first ht?"

"Yes, if you think so," Mrs Cameron replied

Whatever it hich Wilford had to tell Katy Lennox, it was very evident that he and hisit as a duty he owed to Katy not to conceal froht possibly influence her decision, while his mother only wished the secret told in hopes that it would prevent the e; but now that Wilford had deferred it till after the e, she saw no reason why it need be told at all At least Wilford could do as he thought best, and she changed the conversation from Genevra to Helen's letter, which had so upset her plans That her future daughter-in-laas handsome she did not doubt, for Wilford said so, and Mrs Woodhull said so in her letter of congratulation; but she, of course, had noher in the latter respect, andher presentable at the altar and in Boston, she had proposed sending out Ryan, as she was called in the family; but that project had failed, and Helen Lennox did not stand very high in the Cah Wilford in his heart felt an increased respect for her independent spirit, notwithstanding that she had thwarted his designs

"I have another idea," Mrs Ca with them upon the subject "Wilford tells ure, and Ryan shallsuit proper for the occasion Of course there will be no one at the wedding for e care, but in Boston, at the Revere, it will be different Cousin Harvey boards there, and she is very stylish I saw soray poplins, of the finest luster, at Stewarts yesterday Suppose we drive down this afternoon"