is one piece of mosaic, and
that the criminal act it all ends in is no more to be disconnected from
the last letter, than the last letter from its predecessor, or letter
three from letter two. Here is a crime first gently foreshadowed, then
grimly intimated, then directly threatened, then threatened in words
that smell of blood and gunpowder, and then--done. The correspondence
and the act reveal--

"The various talents, but the single mind."

"'In face of this evidence, furnished by themselves, the trades Unions,
some member of which has committed this crime, will do well to drop the
worn-out farce of offering a trumpery reward and to take a direct and
manly course. They ought to accept Mr.----'s preposterously liberal
offer, and admit him to the two Unions, and thereby disown the criminal
act in the form most consolatory to the sufferer: or else they should
face the situation, and say, "This act was done under our banner, though
not by our order, and we stand by it." The Liberal will continue to
watch the case.'"

"This will be a pill," said Mr. Carden, laying down the paper. "Why,
they call the Liberal the workman's advocate."

"Yes, papa," said Grace; "but how plainly he shows--But Mr. Little is a
stranger, and even this terrible lesson has not--So do pray advise him."

"I shall be very happy; but, when you are my age, you will know it is of
little use intruding advice upon people."

"Oh, Mr. Little will treat it with proper respect, coming from one so
much older than himself, and better acquainted with this wretched town.
Will you not, Mr. Little?" said she, with so cunning a sweetness that
the young fellow was entrapped, and assented, before he knew what he was
about; then colored high at finding himself committed.

Mr. Carden reflected a moment. He then said, "I can't take upon myself
to tell any man to give up his livelihood. But one piece of advice I can
conscientiously give Mr. Little."

"Yes, papa."

"And that is--TO INSURE HIS LIFE."

"Oh, papa!" cried Grace.

As for Henry he was rather amused, and his lip curled satirically. But
the next moment he happened to catch sight of Jael Dence's face; her
gray eyes were expanded with a look of uneasiness; and, directly she
caught his eye she fixed it, and made him a quick movement of the head,
directing him to assent.

There was something so clear and decided in the girl's manner that it
overpowered Henry who had no very clear idea to oppose to it, a