Good-by。Ifyou\'reeverupmyway，dropinandseeme。\"Hethenwalkedtothedoorway，passedout，andseemedtomeltintotheafternoonshadowsofthehall。
Heneveragainenteredtheofficeofthe\"ExcelsiorMagazine，\"
neitherwasanyfurthercontributioneverreceivedfromWhiteViolet。Toapoliteentreatyfromtheeditor，addressedfirstto\"WhiteViolet\"andthentoMrs。Delatour，therewasnoresponse。
ThethoughtofMr。Hamlin\'scynicalprophecydisturbedhim，butthatgentleman，preoccupiedinfillingsomeprofessionalengagementsinSacramento，gavehimnochancetoacquirefurtherexplanationsastothepastorthefuture。Theyouthfuleditorwasatfirstindespairandfilledwithavagueremorseofsomeunfulfilledduty。But，tohissurprise，thereadersofthemagazineseemedtosurvivetheirtalentedcontributor，andthefeverishlifethathadbeenthrilledbyhersong，intwomonthshadapparentlyforgottenher。Norwashervoiceliftedfromanyalienquarter；thedomesticandforeignpressthathadechoedherlaysseemedtorespondnolongertoherutterance。
ItispossiblethatsomereadersofthesepagesmayrememberapreviouschroniclebythesamehistorianwhereinitwasrecordedthatthevolatilespiritofMr。Hamlin，slightlyassistedbycircumstances，passedbeyondthesevoicesattheRanchoftheBlessedFisherman，sometwoyearslater。Astheeditorstoodbesidethebodyofhisfriendonthemorningofthefuneral，henoticedamongtheflowerslaiduponhisbierbylovinghandsawreathofwhiteviolets。Touchedanddisturbedbyamemorylongsinceforgotten，hewasfurtherembarrassed，asthecortegedispersedintheMissiongraveyard，bytheapparitionofthetallfigureofMr。JamesBowersfrombehindamonumentalcolumn。Theeditorturnedtohimquickly。