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But Mark did not care atching him, and continued his attentions until Helen wished herself away, and though a good deal surprised, was not sorry when Wilford abruptly declared the opera a bore, and suggested going home

They would order an ice, he said, and have a much pleasanter tio; I rather like the play to-night," Katy said; but on Wilford's face there was that look which never consulted Katy's wishes, and so the two ladies tied on their cloaks, and just as the curtain rose in the last act, left their box, Juno wondering at theMark would now come around to her, while Aunt Betsy looked wistfully after them, but did not suspect she was the cause of their exit, and of Wilford's evident perturbation

Running his eye over the house below, it had fallen upon the trio, Aunt Betsy, Mattie and To, while she adjusted her heavy shahich the heat of the building had compelled her to unfasten

There was a start, a rush of blood to the head and face, and then he reflected how impossible it was that she should be there, in New York, and at the opera, too

The shawl arranged, Aunt Betsy took her seat and turned her face fully toward hilass and leveled it at her He was not mistaken It was Aunt Betsy Barlow, and Wilford felt the perspiration oozing out beneath his hair and about his lips, as he re now that he had answered it, and so, perhaps, have kept her fro there, nay, possibly had co his whereabouts, had followed on to the Acadee where he should stu the hall

Such was the fearful picture conjured up by Wilford's i poor Aunt Betsy, a dark cloud on his brow and fierce anger at his heart, that she should thus presume to worry and annoy hi her way up here; there's no piece of effrontery of which that class is not capable," he thought, wondering next who the vulgar-looking girl and _gauche_ youth ere with her

"Country cousins, of whoether as with his next breath he suggested going ho both Helen and Katy to the carriage as if soon had been on their track