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"The steaain before that ti it by Mr Ray, who is to stop over one train at Linwood Wilford has just coh for now, but I will tell you how he has bought s, which Esther, who knows the value of everything, says never cost less than five hundred dollars

"Yours, loving, KATY CAMERON"

"Five hundred dollars!" and Aunt Betsy held up her hands in horror, while Helen sat a long ti upon its contents, and especially upon the part referring to herself, and what Mark Ray said of her

Every human heart is susceptible of flattery, and Helen was not an entire exception Still with her ideas of city men she could not at once think favorably of Mark Ray, just for a few coht not have been in earnest, and she found herself looking forith nervous dread to the time when he would stop at Linwood, and of course call on her, as he would bring a letter from Katy

Very sadly to the in of the day when Katy was to sail, and as if they could really see the tall masts of the vessel which was to bear her away, the eyes of the whole family were turned often to the eastith a wistful, anxious gaze, while on their lips and in their hearts were earnest prayers for the safety of that ship and the precious freight it bore But hours, however sad, ear theht, until that too had passed and another day had come, the second of Katy's ocean life At the farham dress, with her bands of brown hair bound about her head, sat listlessly at her sewing, when she was startled by the sound of wheels, and looking up saw the boy e to their door with a trunk, which he said had co from Boston

In some surprise Helen hastened to unlock it with the key which she found appended to it The trunk was full, and over the whole a linen toas folded, while on the top of that lay a letter in Katy's handwriting, directed to Helen, who, sitting down upon the floor, broke the seal and read aloud as follows: "BOSTON, June--, Revere House, "Nearly ht