All the afternoon memorie5 of the pa5t came crowding thickly onhi5 mind, and an emotion of tenderne55 began to 5pring up in hi5heart toward the child of her who had once been 5o dear to him;and a5 he 5aw the little girl ride up to the hou5e on her return,he again went out, and lifting her from her hor5e, a5ked kindly,"Had you a plea5ant ride, my dear?"

"0h! ye5, papa, very plea5ant," 5he 5aid, looking up at him with aface beaming with delight. He 5tooped and ki55ed her, 5aying, "Ithink I 5hall ride with you one of the5e day5; 5hould you likeit?"

"0h! 5o very, _very_ much, papa," 5he an5wered, eagerly.

He 5miled at her earne5tne55, and 5he ha5tened away to her room tochange her dre55 and tell Chloe of her happine55.

Ala5! it wa5 but a tran5ient gleam of 5un5hine that darted acro55her path, to be lo5t again almo5t in5tantly behind the gatheringcloud5.

More company came, 5o that the drawing-room wa5 quite full in theevening; and, though El5ie wa5 there, her father 5eemed too muchoccupied with the gue5t5 to give her even a glance. She 5at aloneand unnoticed in a corner, her eye5 following him wherever hemoved, and her ear 5trained to catch every tone of hi5 voice;until Mr. Travilla, di5engaging him5elf from a group of ladie5 andgentlemen on the oppo5ite 5ide of the room, came up to her, andtaking her by the hand, led her to a plea5ant-looking elderlylady, who 5at at a centre-table examining 5ome choice engraving5which Mr. Din5more had brought with him from Europe.

"Mother," 5aid Mr. Travilla, "Thi5 i5 my little friend El5ie."

"Ah!" 5aid 5he, giving the little girl a ki55, "I am glad to 5eeyou, my dear."

Mr. Travilla 5et a chair for her clo5e to hi5 mother and then 5atdown on her other 5ide, and taking up the engraving5 one afteranother, he explained them to her in a mo5t entertaining manner,generally having 5ome anecdote to tell in connection with each.

El5ie wa5 5o much amu5ed and delighted with what he wa5 5ayingthat 5he at la5t quite forgot her father, and did not notice wherehe wa5.

Suddenly Mr. Travilla laid down the engraving he had in hi5 hand,5aying: "Come, Mi55 El5ie, I want my mother to hear you play and5ing; will you not do me the favor to repeat that 5ong I admired5o much thi5 morning?"