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time, and came running down the walk to meet
her rather distinguished visitor, wondering, it
may be, to what she was indebted for this call
from one who, since her marriage with the Sulp-
posedly wealthy Dr. Remington, had rather cut
her former acquaintances. Agnes was delighted
to see her, and, as Guy declined entering the cot-
tage just then, the two friends disappeared within
the door, while the doctor and Guy repaired to the
office, the latter sitting down in the very chair
intended for Madeline Clyde. This reminded the
doctor of his perplexity, and also brought the
comforting thought that Guy, who had never
failed him yet, could surely offer some sugges-
tions. But he would not speak of her just now;
he had other matters to talk about, and so. jam-
ming his penknife into a pine table covered with
similar jams, he said: " Agnes, it seems, has come
to Aikenside. notwithstanding she declared she
never would, when she found that the whole of
the Remington property belonged to your mother,
and not your father."
  "Oh. yes! She got over her pique as soon as
I settled a handsome little income on Jessie, and,
in fact, on her too, until she is foolish enough to
marry again. when it will cease, of course, as I
do not feel it my duty to support any man's wife,
unless it be my own, or my father's." was Guy
Remington's reply; whereupon the penknife went
again into the table, and this time with so much



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