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Berkley swayed forward to look at Ailsa Paige He began to be

torirl

pictures of his mother Nor could he rid hi unreality of it all, in the distorted

outlines of a world gone topsy-turvy, as e's face alone re what he was saying, he

leaned forward to her shoulder again

"There was only one other like you," he said Mrs Paige turned

slowly and looked at him, but the quiet rebuke in her eyes reently "I am worth it, Mr

Berkley"

Then, suddenly there seeh his brain,

"Yes," he said in an altered voice, "you are worth itDon't

drive me away from you just yet"

"Drive you away?" in soft concern "I did not ht" Then the quick,

feverish smile broke out

"Do you need a servant? I'm out of a place I can either cook,

clean silver, open the door, wash sidewalks, or wait on the table;

so you see I have every qualification"

Sly perplexed, she let her eyes rest on his pallid face for a