Show n the lo 10 t theres no use talking tal liing roger hoger my daughter shall never marry any save an honest and worthy man but lie be must be also able to insure to her a con valiance of the comforts she ehe has thu far enjoyed I 1 started lifo without a cent in in the we world rid and what I 1 rill am now dow a wealthy man every dollar honestly earned anil and safely investor invest od and not a debt in any shape except the five thousand dollars on this place winch which by the way will ho be denied cleared oil off this very day herein here is the money in this yellow certificate representing five thousand dollars in ia gold which will be called oil o for or tonight to night when you can show me a few pieces of paper like ake this roger I 1 may then aben consider your enit bull so if you really love my daughter let me see eee you yon prove it be roger ger woodworth stood for amo a moment looking at tle the tempting tempt ln bit of paper alich mr melton was now dow replacing in its envelope then said you lou aro ara inexorable mr molton bat I 1 must I 1 suppose receive my sen sell tence like a man it is the one hope of my 07 heart to make your my wife and I 1 have sufficient confidence in ia the sincerity and strength of her bet allec affection tio a for me to feel sure bars that when I 1 return in a position to comply with your conditions I 1 shall ahall find her falth faith tuli laBs unshaken and with a respect ful fal bow le be withdrew from the room while mr melton mellon leaned back in ia his bis chair and ana sank into a doze his bis arm resting reeling on the iho window all and the en celop containing that precious bit of paper held lightly in in his bis fingers several hours later while roger was waa busy in his bis room ia in the little cottage where he lived with his hia mother a ring was heard at tho the bell and hurrying harrying to the door he ha found himself confronted by a couple of strangers Is roger woodworth wood worth at home hom asked the fore loremo moot Bt man inta I 1 am roger woodworth chatis what is y conr business with me 1 I havea have a warrant tor for your arrest for stealing a gold certificate of the value of live thousand dollars iron from henry melton yon yea will nill come peaceably I 1 suppose P of 01 course replied roger koger although he grew deathly puts pale 11 dat bat I 1 mutt must leave a line tor for my mother she is not in at present and penciling a hasty note he left it on a table in the hall ball then hen accompanied the of floers to the magh magistrate the testimony against the tb accused was brief but bat significant mr melton testified that he be had bad shown him the while he was at lie bia house the previous afternoon sod aad immediately after his bia supposed departure had bad fallen asleep with the envelope in his bis hand and on waking awaking had found the certify corti fl c ate missing before proceeding a against the young man however he bad made some coraa inquiries as to ilia his whereabouts after that visit which resulted in in the discovery diso overy that be had bad heart been down la ia the iho city citi and had purchased a bill of exchange on london ostensible for ono fank alden for which lie be had paid a gold certificate ol of five thousand tho asand dollars abo broker however from whom the par purchase chase was wa made mada had bad not noticed the number of the certificate having baying leou unusually busy for did the homem 1 bet ber the number of the one be had lost the young mans man a answer to the charge was clear and straightforward na admitted ad milled the visit to mr molton holton and added that while on an lils his way home he had bad unexpectedly me mot a cousin cousen r rank frank alden who bad lately returned om california ind and was about sailing for australia ile he wished to get a bill of exchange exo bingo on london but bat feared he would not have time so ao roger had bad at tended to the purchase puro huie fox for which ahiah his bis cousin had given him a gold certificate the most moat of his bla money being in that form ilis his cousin had bad moreover urged him to go to australia with him aud and la ka had boil finally agreed to follow him on the ho next licit vessel that the tha magistrate decided lint t the he testimony was not sufficient to justify him la ill holding Dig the defail dant and the ease case w was dismissed althon Rb many belie believed voa him guilty and regarded his story as a cleverly contrived fabrication there were wera two faithful friends low bow ever whose trust still aud did aid much to sustain the young man under tho the of 0 thin aln CAtt mity the first was wall ill bis other mother who a hand trembled as A sue she laid it upon his hia head bead and assured him that the tha word ol of her boy would taud stand against say any amount of caronia evidence evid enoa while vaila on cia tho day after ilia his trial a boy boj delivered a little note ut at his house blotted blot toil mil and tearstained tear stained which ha be read aud ro zend wit biti i a throb bing heart and misty eyes cen it almost breaks toy cuy heart to know that hither beli believe evda you yea guilty r f do not anil and never shall no never roger though every ono elso also should cou denat you I 1 believe and trust trost that this strange mystery will be solved SAIDIE rogers preparations to leave for A were rapidly completed my very first letter home ho be baia t to bia to mother as ho be embraced her at parting shall contain confirmation fir mation of the truth troth of my statement when my reputation is a clear anti anil I 1 lave accumulated cited enough to meet the requirements of mr melton I 1 will to re turn und and claim the ile dear faithful gitl girl whose love is ia proof against all cion another misfortune however await I 1 ed ad the young man when reaching rca chios his destination freak frank alden had bad fallen a victim to a fever that was raging in the colony and had died two days daja before treating directing that everything lie ha left should be delivered to ins his cousin as a acou oon as he arrived then at this fatal termination of the hope that had buoyed him vp up on the voyage over roger woodforth Wooda orth would have welcomed death had it nob dot been tor for the remembrance of the tha trust and confidence CO of those two dear ones at it home the closing words of that precious precious note revived his hia almost sinking hopes and drawing it from its concealment ceal ment lie ho read them again and aga again I 1 n 11 I 1 bol levenna trust that this mystery will bo be solved 11 here then lay his bis present duty and ho would prove himself worthy ol of sa Ba baidins dies idies belief and trust by performing perform inn it faithfully ho he tent sent a brief letter to his big mother anil and then sot to work to earn a fitting dowry for the girl he still hoped to make his wife meanwhile in the home borne roger had left things went on on much as Ti ii the mortgage had bad been paid but mr melton had taken no steps towards the proposed repairs lie he must maat wait ho he laid to recover a little from the loss of that five thousand dollars before in making alling any further farther outlay and saidie felt elt very little interest lathe in the matter on the day any after roger left lef Mrs woodworth met the young girl and handed ler a bit of paper on oil which were simply the wo words rd S god bless yoal nd sidio sadie enclosed it in a lockar which she wore about her nook so bo passed two years bringing tome lome n now aw residents to the town and among them a 0 physician already possessed of i good fortune and who readily secured a large practice lie he secured something else ciao also almost immediately immediate lythe the favor of mr melton who observed with gratification the deep interest with which dr stanton from the ho first moment of his hia introduction to ler 11 I 1 shall begin my long projected on this thia house hoise next week mr said to his daughter one evening you yon will be of age in three months and in I 1 want it to be really ready far foar birthday present I 1 wi will 11 havo have it ibo roughly g in ly renovated and farni furnished shea roia top to bottom so BO that yon yoa may iava a home to be proud of 11 Refurnish Re furnished od ta fa therl repeated maidia 11 that seems hardly necessary ud bring the quiet way we wea are hying reliving would be better batter pleased t to have it remain unaltered in that respect perhaps so under ordina ordinary y circumstances ta said mr hr molten fidgeting somewhat uneasily liable in bia chair oat dut I 1 have something eleo also to tell you I 1 have bave received tin on offer for your land hand and one which yon yoa will I 1 hope ja be 0 disposed to consider favorably 11 from whom father saidie Ba idio asked very quietly I 1 although her cheek grew paler aslor than usual 11 F from rom the very ono one I 1 would have selected butof shu shanared dr stanton what do you yea think of that thai maidia Sa idia 2 1 I abi thick ok dr stanton an excellent and in d worthy gentleman said baldia I 1 I 1 bat I 1 cannot him s steadily toa dily marry father lather indeed I 1 cannot 1 that is all right bald aid mr melton ov evidently not disposed to make the I 1 matter latter a subject of say any argument aig ament but bat to not the principle of treating eting tr it esa fot 1 ebone conclusion A young lady is not expected to j amp at an offer however desirable or gratifying A little maidenly reserve rei erve ond nd ovell even ness mesa is all the more certain to insure and retain the respect of a suitor I 1 a shall hall make this thia an act attractive place so dle die and on your year twenty oral brat birthday deed it to you I 1 hive labored for your benefit and welfare through all these hese years arta and shall I 1 hope find that my lay kind kindness noss his harbot not been thrown away or unworthily bestowed and rising from his hia chair mr melton kissed his di daughter tighter lightly on the forehead and thou then lit left the room while haidea buried her bar face la in her hinds hands to hide bide the tears that wore were trickling through her bar fingers and while she aho sat oat there tearful and despo despondent ridento a ship chip wits waa speeding over the ocean bringing roger woodworth to the des tilbe I 1 of his mother her I 1 lo IP it letter hail had reached him at a time when the tide of 0 good fortune started with his hia cousins cou siaa capital was flowing 9 cwi ll 11 9 in ia I 1 upon him with lavish abundance 1 letter imploring bg him bin to return that she ehe might seo see anil and bless bleis him once onra before she eho died diedt and nd leaving everything he hail had taken passage in ia tho the first out ont duo now ia a few dais but bat of thin saidie knew nothing the repairs were neatly comple dom fietek toil I 1 aud ana the workmen workman were busy in a the room where mr melton had bad been sit it I 1 ting on that memorable memo rabla dy day when roger hid had paid tin his last visit there mr melton had deold decided 6 d to have a piazzi piazza on tho the outside sul have bare the windows oat cat down to the tha ground dr stanton was making mailing a visit and she feeling more than usually indisposed to anteri enier tiia tain him tole lete abiu a teis bad rug geste that tia they should inspect the AB they entered the room the men man were removing to ilia woodwork 00 1 I from I 1 tho L 0 prin i c ai wid window which whiS was la badly om iby warped p ed au anil 1 contained several deep cracks cra cliB exclaimed one as aa ho he took ut at A piece picco of 0 the casing theres something Bome lhing down lore that isitt loohn like a letter end ami in ill another inocent he be lad bad pulled out an envelope from where it was waa lying in 9 between tho the woodwork mid and the fiill 1 A letter stop ping quickly laic lily orward forward let mo me too sea it 1 I 1 ease taking it from the he man mail uhe she gave one look at a low few words traced upon it then a low cry broke iron roa her lips lipa oil oh roger tar my il dar arling lingl thank go d I 1 yon are anil and before tle the doctor 0 ter who bad sprung sprang forward a could 0 ula catch her elie bad fallen to the floor in ia a faint her head bead dr stanton drew a email vial 0 ski BiArl lelling ling bilta from bis pocket at the same time dispatching oil ono ot of tho the workmen for mr melton but by the timo time la be arrived was waa once more on her feet and exten extending dingI the letter exclaimed I 1 see father see seel I 1 the mystery is i so solveig sol ived veil and the iho cloud lifton lili lif eil tOI it et last blat taking tailing the envelops envelope lie mellon gazed at it A a moment in fit bildat bowil bobil derment then opening it mechanically drow draw out the lost certificate where was waa found H ho he asked down between the tha window casing an d the wall ars berea said to excited ly I 1 your hand must have been resting I 1 over that loss long crack in ia the still sill on that dy day and add while you yon slept tho letter slipped down there oil oh fatherland herand fat and poor roger 11 lie ile shall hiiva have justice ray my dor dear indeed he be shalla interrupt ol mr melton meli i 11 I 1 have hava dona ono tile young man a great wrong bat ant it shall bo be repaired us as far ill na as it can be me Inter interposed posea the doctor I 1 are aie you yon speaking of bagor wood worth yell yea yost yoal slid saidie eagerly 11 da you know lim him doctor 2 I 1 I 1 am attending his bis mother who is 13 very ill and who is expecting her son dai daily Y ile ha may byba be with her by this time I 1 have hava not culled called yet yat today to day 11 oh then thee doctor exclaimed 8 Hii aidle idie her cheeks aflame if yon woul dIf YOU yon only would 1 I will go at on once 00 said dr stanton anticipating her words aurl and regarding her bor with a smile at once sal sail and tender 11 and shall I 1 take a message from you mr melton he ha added 1 yes yea yes yea said the gentleman I 1 tell him to como come up here that I 1 may clasp the hand band of 0 on an hona t manja man ia in the coss a little cottage he hail had left it two years before in such ouch deep disgrace and sorrow borrow of heart roger koger woodworth was kneeling by the bedside of 0 his mother A soft step sounded bounded in the room and add the invalid looked up with a faint fain smile tamille ali doctora Doc torl she said thou then plan in ing g her thin hand lovingly on rogers Ita gera hoad bead which was still bowed the ehe added this is my boy my dear coill son I 1 ile ha lips come to receive his mothers dying blessing 1 and more than that my friend E C id the doctor laying his hand on tits the young in mans ans shoulder look up 10 koger wood worth Ah and lot let me see seethe th 0 ace of 0 an honest mau emu a man mail whoso choso fair ic name is free fico from the bo suspicion 31 that has BO be long lone loon resting upon a it I 1 with it a bound roger was upon his foot feet bi his eyes luminous his lays will aflame 11 what are you yon saying ho he said la IS a voice husky with sa eagerness say those thosa words wolds those blessed words once more morel ill there are others waiting to say bay them I 1 mr melton desires to clasp your hand band in forgiveness and reconciliation while another await you yon of whose welcome I 1 need not speak thank godt godl exclaimed the invalid I 1 go to them roger and then return ta a that we may thank the lord lora fo for lt this great blessing there was nothing to tell tall la in that interview that the iho reader does not I 1 already know bat tho jay that alo it tent ent to tie the heart of mrs woodworth eaimec to nf her life nad two months tater later there was a aulet wedding in her sick room loom at which ir dr was present As the married pair knelt to receive the mothers mo thera blessing the hands that had bad been above their heads dropped softly upon them and |