CHAPTER VII.
In the meantime, his interest in Mrs.Semple had been secretly and strangely growing.

When he received an invitation to call at the Semple home, he accepted with a great deal of pleasure.

Their house was located not so very far from his own, on North Front Street, in the neighborhood of what is now known as No.956.It had, in summer, quite a wealth of green leaves and vines.

The little side porch which ornamented its south wall commanded a charming view of the river, and all the windows and doors were topped with lunettes of small-paned glass.

The interior of the house was not as pleasing as he would have had it.