"So I presume."

"Strange! And this was given to mamma by her mother, whose maiden name was Susan White. There's some diablerie about it."

"Oh, that is a part of the ceremony of money-hiding," said Mr. Raleigh. "Kidd always buried a little imp with his pots of gold, you know, to work deceitful charms on the finder."

"Did he?" said Marguerite, earnestly.

They all laughed thereat, and went in to tea.

[To be continued.]


EPITHALAMIA.

I.

THE WEDDING.