Drop in and see my mother, and tell her I am well, and had a tiptop voyage over.

No more at present from "Your affectionate friend, "THOMAS HOWARD." Katy read the letter twice over, and then gave it to her mother, after explaining that she had told Tommy her story, and requested him to inquire about her grandfather.

Mrs.Redburn was too much affected by the news from her early home to find fault with Katy for what she had done.
Both of them felt very sad for while Mrs.Redburn thought of her father, who had lain in his grave ten years without her knowledge, Katy could not but mourn over the hopes which Tommy's letter had blasted..