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urs before. I entered Miss Jones's name and my own. The clerk looked, and said, inquiringly,-- "Is it Miss Jones's trunk which came this afternoon?" I followed his finger to see the trunk on the marble floor. Rowdy Rob had deserted it, having seen, perhaps, a detective when he reached Piermont. The trunk had gone to Albany, had found no owner, and had returned by the day boat of that day. Fausta went to her room, and I sent her supper after her. One kiss and "Good night" was all that I got from her then. "In the morning," said she, "you shall explain." It was not yet seven. I went to my own room and dressed, and tendered myself at the mayor's just before his gay party sat down to dine. I met, for the first time in my life, men whose books I had read, and whose speeches I had by heart, and women whom I have since known to honor; and, in the midst of this brilliant group, so excited had Mr. A---- been in telling the strange story of the day, I was, for the hour, the lion. I led Mrs. A---- to the table; I made her laugh very heartily by telling her of the usher's threats to me, and mine to him, and of the disgrace into which I fell among the three thousand six hundreds. I had never been at any such party before. But I found it was only rather simpler and more quiet than most parties I had seen, that its good breeding was exactly that of dear Betsy Myers. As the party broke up, Mrs. A---- said to me,-- "Mr. Carter, I am sure you are tired, with all this excitement. You say you are a stranger here. Let me send round for your trunk to the St. Nicholas, and you shall spend the night here. I know I can make you a better bed than they." I thought as much myself, and assented. In half an hour more I was in bed in Mrs. A----'s "best room." "I shall not sleep better," said I to myself, "than I did last night." That was what the Public did for me that night. I was safe again! CHAPTER LAST. FAUSTA'S STORY. Fausta slept late, poor child. I called for her before breakfast. I waited for her after. About ten she appeared, so radiant, so beautiful, and so kind! The trunk had revealed a dress I never saw before, and the sense of rest, and eternal security, and unbroken love had revealed a charm which was never there to see before. She was dressed for walking, and, as she met me, said,-- "Time for constitutional, Mr. Millionnaire." So we walked again, quite up town, almost to the region of pig-pen
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