Part 88 (2/2)

”I never in all irl as you are”

”He's doin' what I shouldn't like to try on,” said John

”See here,” said entlee of you He has even gone so far as to consent to marry you He will actually ot his own ideas He has pro If it had been left tovery different, but he's a soft-hearted fellow, and is going to do a foolish thing It's lucky for you though You'd have had a precious hard tirateful to hiive him a kiss, and thank him”

So prepared was I for any horror that this did not surprise me

”Do you hear?” he cried, as I stood

”Do as I say, d--n you, or I'll make you”

”Come,” said Clark, ”don't ht She'll like kissing well enough, and be only too glad to give ht to be ood time”

My ain:

”Girl,” said he ”You are to be uests, but you needn't mind that You'll have your husband, and that's more than you deserve You don't want any new dresses Your ball dress will do”

”Coot to be dressed up in tip-top style I'll stand the dae If you want that sort of thing, it shall be done

But there won't be time”

”Oh well, let her fix up the best way she can”

At this I turned and left the room None of them tried to preventThe hour had coe from horror unspeakable is the Poison

Perhaps one day some one will find my journal where it is concealed Let theuish may be endured by the innocent

May God have mercy upon my soul! Amen

October 14, 11 o'clock--Hope!

Mrs Compton came to me a few eelo She said the Hindu wished to see me He was at my door I went there He told me that I was to fly fro He would take care of o with et shelter

Ohthe draught Two o'clock was the hour on which I had decided for a different kind of flight

Oh God! deliver the captive Save me, as I put my trust in thee! Amen

CHAPTER XLVI

THE LAST ESCAPE