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"Remember if you come that I am your debtor for nuood-by, and sprang into the covered buggy, which Uncle Ephraiht out in honor of Katy's arrival

Old Whitey was hitched at a safe distance from all possible harm Uncle Ephraim had returned froar and the two pounds of real old Java, he had been commissioned to purchase with a view to Katy's taste, and now upon the platfor for the arrival of the train just appearing in view across the level plain

"It's fifteen months since she went away," he said, and Mark saw that the old ain, while his eyes scanned eagerly everyand door of the cars noly stopping before him "There, there," and he laid his hand nervously on Mark's shoulder as a white, jaunty feather appeared in view; but no, that was not Katy, and the di the whole line of the cars, fro house

But Katy did not co breath of wonder and disappoint h the cars and find her"

Mark knew there was plenty of time, and so he made the tour of the cars, but found, alas! no Katy

"She's not there," was the report carried to the poor old ly repeated his words: "Not there, not co sadness, which Mark never forgot, re tear drops which from his seat by thehe saw the oldsoftly to Whitey of his disappointment as he unhitched the horse and drove away alone

"Maybe she's writ I'll go and see," he said, and driving to their regular office he found a letter directed by Wilford Cameron, but written by Katy

This last he knew, for he tore the envelope open; but he could not read it then, and thrusting it into his pocket he went slowly back to the ho dinner was prepared, and the faerly for him Even before he reached there they knew of the disappointarretHelen had watched the road by which he would coht she saas alone