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After All;

" Remember , " he said , " to bring the crape I brought you with you , so as to be ready ; we must not give him a chance to discover us ; and , you know , it is fifty pounds in your pocket . So here ' s success , " and he sipped the wine before him , carefully avoiding taking more than would leave him with a clear head . " To-morrow night , then , " he continued , " and we shall test whether he

is a rogue or not . You know the meeting place . If this business is successful you may always count upon me as your friend . If ever you are in difficulties come to me , and you will find me a true friend . to those who stand by me ; " and , with an impressive " Good night , " he took his departure . Doubtless the reader has ere this guessed the actors in the above scene correctlyas James Bulliker and Mervyn Merrisslope . The latter was alread

, y entering the toils which were soon so to entangle him with their appalling intricacy that extrication became impossible . Bulliker was killing twohirds with one stone : while he was blasting the reputation of one he was undermining the stability of the other . Humberton was his first prey , and , after whetting his appetite with his downfall , he would compass that of Merrisslope .

The next night he had almost to drag the other to the office , that they might watch their unsuspecting victim . For three nig-hts they watched thus , and on the third night Humberton fell into the trap . Like hungry wolves they dogged his footsteps , ancl at the loneliest part of his journey homewards they waylaid him with craped faces , took away the money , and hurriedl y

decamped . Merrislope had no sooner committed his share of the cowardl y action than he cursed himself , and wished it undone , while Bulliker had very little compunction in transferring the notes to his pocket . To Merrislope ' s credit be it said , that the more he reflected on the crime the more he felt the sting of remorse . He strove in vain to forget it , or to think of it as a freak of the imagination , or something that had never occurred . ' When he arrived at home he took Ms share of the plunder and burnt itas ill-gottten goods onllikelto

, y y lead to sorrow , and little calculated , to aid prosperity . He could not reason with the indifference or malignity of his accomplice , Bulliker , that Humberton was guilty of the intention of appropriating the notes to his own purposes ; he had more faith in Humberton ' s sense of honour and gratitude . He had helped to blast the fair fame of an innocent man undeservedly , and for purely selfish motives . Little as he had exercised the higher faculties of his naturehe still

, was not callous enough to be able to think unfeelingly of the wrong he had committed . Now that it was too late he regretted it . How could he woo the pure idol of his heart with this stain on his soul ; a stain that meant treason to her happiness ? How could he offer her a love worthy of her acceptance , when he had already conspired to take away her joy ? Her very presence would constantly remind him of his cowardltreacherywhose results would

y , fill her soul with sorrow and indignation . Even if he triumphed to the fullest extent , he knew that he would be enjoying his success at the expense of Humberton ' s degradation ; while , in Olivia ' s soul , would always linger an incurable sorrow for her irretrievably lost and dishonourable lover—for such he would appear in her eyes .

Merrislope , we say , now that the crime was accomplished was stunnedsickened by the dastardly cowardice of his offence . It made him think , and the result was that he had almost determined to make a clean breast of the disgraceful affair , and thus reinstate Humberton to his rightful position , but he could not bear the thought of the humiliation . He at last endeavoured to quiet his conscience by Bulliker ' s mode of thought , ancl he attempted to drown his finer feelings by forgetting , if possiblethat such an event as the one

, oppressing him had ever occurred . But he could not , and his onl y hope was that time would soften the pangs of the unrepealable . It was now impossible for Humberton ever to be united to Olivia ; and Merrislope gradually brought himself to the conclusion that he could , by wooing her , in some measure repair

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FREEMASONRY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ; CHESTER, 1650-1700—APPENDIX. Article 1
THE QUEEN AND THE CRAFT. Article 12
DOCUMENTA LATOMICA INEDITA. Article 13
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT RELATING TO CRAFTSMEN. Article 18
ADONHIRAMITE MASONRY. Article 20
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, YORKSHIRE. Article 25
RELIEF. Article 32
USE OF THE WORD FREEMASON. Article 33
THE LANTERN AT PLUMPTON HALL. Article 34
AFTER ALL; Article 36
LITERARY GOSSIP. Article 41
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After All;

" Remember , " he said , " to bring the crape I brought you with you , so as to be ready ; we must not give him a chance to discover us ; and , you know , it is fifty pounds in your pocket . So here ' s success , " and he sipped the wine before him , carefully avoiding taking more than would leave him with a clear head . " To-morrow night , then , " he continued , " and we shall test whether he

is a rogue or not . You know the meeting place . If this business is successful you may always count upon me as your friend . If ever you are in difficulties come to me , and you will find me a true friend . to those who stand by me ; " and , with an impressive " Good night , " he took his departure . Doubtless the reader has ere this guessed the actors in the above scene correctlyas James Bulliker and Mervyn Merrisslope . The latter was alread

, y entering the toils which were soon so to entangle him with their appalling intricacy that extrication became impossible . Bulliker was killing twohirds with one stone : while he was blasting the reputation of one he was undermining the stability of the other . Humberton was his first prey , and , after whetting his appetite with his downfall , he would compass that of Merrisslope .

The next night he had almost to drag the other to the office , that they might watch their unsuspecting victim . For three nig-hts they watched thus , and on the third night Humberton fell into the trap . Like hungry wolves they dogged his footsteps , ancl at the loneliest part of his journey homewards they waylaid him with craped faces , took away the money , and hurriedl y

decamped . Merrislope had no sooner committed his share of the cowardl y action than he cursed himself , and wished it undone , while Bulliker had very little compunction in transferring the notes to his pocket . To Merrislope ' s credit be it said , that the more he reflected on the crime the more he felt the sting of remorse . He strove in vain to forget it , or to think of it as a freak of the imagination , or something that had never occurred . ' When he arrived at home he took Ms share of the plunder and burnt itas ill-gottten goods onllikelto

, y y lead to sorrow , and little calculated , to aid prosperity . He could not reason with the indifference or malignity of his accomplice , Bulliker , that Humberton was guilty of the intention of appropriating the notes to his own purposes ; he had more faith in Humberton ' s sense of honour and gratitude . He had helped to blast the fair fame of an innocent man undeservedly , and for purely selfish motives . Little as he had exercised the higher faculties of his naturehe still

, was not callous enough to be able to think unfeelingly of the wrong he had committed . Now that it was too late he regretted it . How could he woo the pure idol of his heart with this stain on his soul ; a stain that meant treason to her happiness ? How could he offer her a love worthy of her acceptance , when he had already conspired to take away her joy ? Her very presence would constantly remind him of his cowardltreacherywhose results would

y , fill her soul with sorrow and indignation . Even if he triumphed to the fullest extent , he knew that he would be enjoying his success at the expense of Humberton ' s degradation ; while , in Olivia ' s soul , would always linger an incurable sorrow for her irretrievably lost and dishonourable lover—for such he would appear in her eyes .

Merrislope , we say , now that the crime was accomplished was stunnedsickened by the dastardly cowardice of his offence . It made him think , and the result was that he had almost determined to make a clean breast of the disgraceful affair , and thus reinstate Humberton to his rightful position , but he could not bear the thought of the humiliation . He at last endeavoured to quiet his conscience by Bulliker ' s mode of thought , ancl he attempted to drown his finer feelings by forgetting , if possiblethat such an event as the one

, oppressing him had ever occurred . But he could not , and his onl y hope was that time would soften the pangs of the unrepealable . It was now impossible for Humberton ever to be united to Olivia ; and Merrislope gradually brought himself to the conclusion that he could , by wooing her , in some measure repair

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