a short time now before he should have to return to his law office and she to her in that is the hardest thing i have to tell you she said with an effort i am not to go back there they are thinking of another school nearer here but at any rate i cannot return to the old one they do not want me to be near you nor near either she added lowering her voice i never knew them so set in anything before mamma does not say much but i can see that she with him was quite upset by this piece of tion i hardly care whether i go or not then he answered with a look i have borne the trouble at the house because i thought that in a few weeks you and i would be where we could see each other with no difficulties in the way if this keeps on i shall give up my studies they will drive me to it oh no she exclaimed not displeased nevertheless to receive this evidence of the regret that he felt at her information you must in your profession whatever happens i should hate to think that i had done anything to your success in life will be there she added with a trace of mischievous meaning so you will not be wholly s tub bi don t that hurts me he protested it should not she replied gently she and are the dearest friends i know i could trust with you i know i could trust you anywhere only don t be very careful don t do anything to make her think you care for her it it would be cruel he said hush in a whisper and then carried her to a sofa near by and placed her upon it she was a good weight for him to bear but what lover ever realized the meaning of when his beloved one was the object you are the sick one to day the last time it was i he said laughing now it is my turn to play the nurse all the medicine i need is to have you by me she murmured it was all i needed too if i had been so candid as to own it he smiled they talked about the school affair and could not reconcile themselves to it but it was agreed that wherever she was sent he would find his way thither as often as circumstances would permit and that each would write daily for the present they were to meet every other day in the summer house at the same hour mary brought a lunch at seven and they tasted it together but neither was hungry for material food grew more and more charming as she regained her spirits and they built a splendid future out of the very limited materials at hand in the course of the evening not once did the fair girl refuse or even question his right to all the kisses he wanted s protest which were numerous and when he reflected afterward thought he had behaved very well indeed considering his temptations chapter xxi s protest had never tried to ni daughter in anything until there came up this matter of she had been as free to follow her inclination in everything as though she were of full age and he had always congratulated himself that there was nothing in which they seemed likely to differ in this case however he had determined to use all of his efforts to put a stop to the intimacy of the young couple believing that their further friendship could only result in subsequent pain and mortification to what might have happened had the girl set herself in opposition to his wishes in an open way it is difficult to say he would have it hard to use severe measures and she might have been the victor but as time passed on and she appeared to recover rapidly from the shock which he had been compelled to give her mr congratulated himself that he had pursued the right course and that the love of the young man had not been so deeply in his child s heart as he bad feared in the course of a fortnight she went about her duties with very nearly the appearance of the former the big am t time she wore a subdued air that was new to her but there was nothing to show that she suffered from grief it was clear to her father and to her as well that the ill effects were passing rapid away mrs had long been in delicate health and it happened at this season that she was taken with a sudden failing which alarmed her husband seriously the physician who attended her recommended a trip to the and se about arranging to carry out his s school term would have begun soon but the girl settled that matter by saying that she had had enough of study for the present she would much rather she said remain and attend to the household affairs which would enable her mother to her visit east as much as she wished her parents came to the conclusion that it would be best to allow her to make her choice she had already a fair education and if she was content to remain at home it was undoubtedly better that she should do so had been giving some uneasiness to his father of late by the condition of his health he had become paler than usual and his appetite was he appeared to care for nothing but would lie for hours at a time in a with his eyes fixed on sometimes having to be called several times before he heard the person who him ascribed this state of affairs to his son s fondness for but assured himself that it would soon pass off 