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HEART'S MARTYRDOM

Oh that a man might know
The end of this day's business, ere it come;
But it sufficeth that the day will end,
And then the end is known! -- JULIUS CAESAR.
MR. FERRIS' first impulse upon dismissing the detectives had been to carry the note he had received to Mr. Orcutt. But a night's careful consideration of the subject convinced him that the wisest course would be to follow the suggestions conveyed in the letter, and seek a direct interview with Imogene Dare.