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shall not inquire, I shall only hope"

"Well," boomed the deep voice of Auntie Lucinda, "we cas"

"To be sure, things are not looking bully," I assented vaguely

"Iblack, and it's colder And after

what you toldblown

down----"

"My dear Mrs Daniver," said I, helping her to her chair while

L'Olonnois served his Auntie Helena in like fashion, "you really hthouse fell over of its oeight--the contractor's as done shamefully"

"But you said it blew," ventured Helena

"It blows, a little, now and then, to be sure, but never very h to enable the oyster boats and shri breeze?"

"It's ia tells

me----"

"It is fortunate that you honored us, my dear Mrs Daniver," said I,

"for I have here in the cooler a bottle of ninety-three I had an

inspiration I knew you would co in the world could

have pleasedat Helena, whose eyes were cast down I observed now

that she was in soe coat of

Vienna lace, caught with a wide bar of plain gold, covering so under-bodice which fitted closely enough to be fors, and that her throat sparkled under a

circlet of gems