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he replied But she would not permit
it,; she took his arm and led him up
stairs, giving up her intention. Her
eldest sister, Helen, was there sewing
on her little trousseau. The sewing
machine was making a deafening
noise, and the canary-bird was singing
it's loudest in addition.
BE quiet" cried Katie loudly, in her
clear, ringing voice, producing
momentary pause.
The doctor took the hand of his be-
trothed, and drew her toward him.
Are you coming to see my mother
this afternoon" he inquired.
She flushed deeply. Today" she
said Il really cannot tell you just
now, Ernest; but If | am not there by
two o'clock you need not expect me-
yes, that is the way we will arrange
it."
VERY WELL" he. said indfferently;
Il only thought as 1t is Wednesday,"
Yes, | know"
And because this day belongs to us,
to my mother and me, while Sunday
is yours"
''Ah 1t is so silly to bind ones self
down to regular days. replied Katie.
THAT is as you think, Katie. Then
we will give 1t up"
She looked at him for moment
with wide-open. startled eyes. But
he looked past her toward the door,
where he heard some one coming.
Frau Won Tollen came in. She
looked vexed, but she closed her lips,
which she had opened to speak, when
she saw her youngest daughters be-
trothed, to whom she gave her hand in
silence.
He began to talk on Indifferent sub
jects, received hearty messages for
his mother. and then took leave.
Katie went with him to the door.
lips for KISS then she put her fin
ger on her lips and tripped downstairs.
From below there came up the sound
of voice:
you idiot. If you ever unpack a
box for me so clumsily again. you will
This afternoon have the Second
Ulanha and Favor.te of the Crown.
at half-past one"
The doctor went slowly downstairs.
As he reached the :aot or the stairs
the door of the Tollen salon, which
was now let to Herr Won Wegstedt,
was shut with loud bang, and "A
handsome Unlan in blue apron was
trying to pick up the fragments of
little plaster statuette, and putting
them back in the box from which he
had taken them.
Ernest Schonberg could have laugh.
ed, IL he had felt disposed to mirin,
AT the expression of the culprit he
looked so stup.dly at the dainty arm
of an Ariadne. by Dannecher.
He felt worn out. weary OF the con-
slant struggle with himself which he
was carrying on. The limbs which
had carried him to the house of HIS
be,rothed the day after their engage
ment had seemed neavy as lead; and
when he had made his proposal to her
mother, he had actual" heavei sigh
of relief when she refused her uncon-
dit,onal consent Katie was still too
young. and It would be better that she
should be sure of her own wishes:
he might come there as often as he
chose she could not give her child to
better man, and she would gladly
give her consent Il they were bo,h in
AZ. q H.. $50 H.
So he must have patience till then.
This was the substance of her words;
and deeply touched he had kissed her
hand, and had gone away wi out see
ing Katie.
But that very evening Katie had
come to see his mother. She looked
at him wistfully with large tears in
her splendid eyes, and when he
stroked her hair AT parting and
pressed her hand in fatherly man
ner. such as was natural to him under
the circumstances, she impetuously
threw her arms round his neck. and
declared with great agitation that she
considered herself engaged to him.
and should always do so. even though
mamma did set her face against Il
and mamma had no right to forbid her
to kiss him, and she wouldn't be or.
dered about. especially now.
He stood in the street after he had
left her, and lifted his hat from his
burning brow. he felt so downcast and
oppressed.
The heat is unbearable," he muir.
INJURED, as he turned into shady side
street; and as he walked slowly on
with his hat in his hand. the last few
weeks passed in review before him.
The change in the house OF his fd
ture motherin-law had been great
Downstairs the blond Lieutenant Won
wegstedt was now living; the doctor
was not quite clear whether he dis
liked this fact or was Indifferent TO
il. He was modes; young fellow,
this young officer, not at all likely
ever to become very prominent He
had only one advantage, powerful
nVo IA fhAc. HaNc arfafulN. he waS