if you sp

ew, when he saw a familiar figure on the walk ah

d itself to hers, and smiled. "May I go w

ching you to say that kind of thin

pocket mirro

he said em

er w

rtly. "Why, the first time I saw you, you sat and twirled your thumbs like a 'bound boy at a corn

e way I was when I met you,-and look at

from the Hebrew Decalogue. Why don't you stick to your last? You might say all the nice things you wished in Latin

o accompany her on her walk!" h

im feel very peculiar, as she said sweetly, "Well, you kno

queried idly, wit

" she admi

inutes; then he remarked carelessly, "Y

usin-in-law. I hate her,

ss that might b

hat she married beneath her, and she has convinced poor Charlie that she did. But

question o

done better. Charlie's one of those big-souled men who never accumulate anything, and he is blunt and hearty in his manne

ption, and said, "I think I know them-not th

aid musingly. "He stands out so in my mind becau

ory house, and turning to her companion, said coaxingly, "C

it won't be

m sure," was

amed with pleasure when she saw Meg. "Come into the sitting-room

at home in the middle

st indigestion, he says," answ

the corners of the room, and dust on the few uncomfortable, cheap, but ornate chairs. There was a rug with big bouquets of red roses upon the floor, and soiled, sleazy, fr

nd blue eyes, a roaring laugh which always made his refine

As for the child, who had inherited her father's size, blondness, and disposition, she

it with her to say but little about such things; so, instead of questioni

card club," r

large hole in one of her father's socks. It was evident that she had had no training,

ely, and taking it from the girl, b

ing the unspoken accusation of her mind, "Ada had so mu

ead viciously an

od deal for that concert she

to add anxiously, yet with a certain amount of dignity, "It

e told Robert afterwards in discussing it, "Big as that

re of the other, and approved. They had talked indifferently for awhile on matters

eading into the hall. "What manner of woman is this?" he asked himself, "who can bring such a loo

ch still retained its girlish fairness. Her hands were little, white, helpless ones, and about her was an air of childish

uld never possess any attraction for him, she was th

usin to play for them, "Which was generous of me," she confid

er that Robert was amazed. Glancing toward her husband, whose face reflected his appreciation of th

of my kin-folks?" As he paused, she continued, "Never mind the house,-I

ke a brother. I have never f

I never dreamed you were that nice. You see, Cousin Charlie is my hobby

he n

body but

dn't want to judge her ha

too sick a man to be left this afternoon, but she didn't know it, or didn't care if she did know it. Why, if I

at her earnestly. The interchange of glances embarrassed both of them, and to cover it, he continued rather hast

ft was meant for me, but got switched around some way. I have the love of music, the cap

"Good-bye," simply and quietly. All the defiance and willfulness which usually characterized her were gon