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"Isn't it lovely?" she exclaimed; "and the more valuable because you made it, I shall think of you every tiirl found her arly, while Helen sank into a chair and sobbed aloud: "Oh, Katy, darling Katy! you won't forget me when you are rich and admired and can have all you want? You will remember us here at home, so sad and lonely? You don't kno desolate it will be, knowing you are gone, never to coo away"

In an instant Katy was on her knees before Helen who her how she should co while; and that when she had a city hoood, and they would be so happy

"I cannot quite give Wilford up to please you," she said, when that gigantic sacrifice suggested itself as soht require of her; "but I will do anything else, only please don't cry, darling Nellie--please don't cry It spoils all my pleasure," and Katy's soft hands wiped away the tears running so fast over her sister's face

After that Helen did not cry again in Katy's presence, but the latter knew she wanted to and it made her rather sad, particularly when she saw reflected in the faces of the other rief she had witnessed in Helen Even Uncle Ephraim was not as cheerful as usual, and once when Katy ca corn, she found hi from thefar off across the hills, with a look whichup beside hi softly: "Poor Uncle Eph, are you sorry, too?"

He knehat shetear dropped into the tub of corn, as he replied: "Yes, Katy-did--very sorry"

That was all he said, and Katy, after s his cheek aif every girl's fa next if the love to which she was going was equal to the love of hoer, enfolding her in a hty embrace, which could only be severed by bitter tears and fierce heart-pangs, such as death itself sos In that household there was, after Katy, no one glad of that lad because of the position it would bring to her daughter But a them all Morris suffered most, and suffered more because he had to endure in secret, to cover up his sorrow so that no one guessed the pain it was for hio each day where Katy was, and watch her as she so him once if he did not almost wish he were in Wilford's place, so as to have as pretty a bride as she should lanced up in ti she readily recognized, and when Dr Grant left the farmhouse that day, another than hi her breath hurriedly as she thought of taking back the words "I never will," of revoking the decision and telling Katy what Wilford Ca before But the ish fled, and Wilford's secret was safe, while Marian watched Morris Grant with a pitying interest as he caentle tone, and trying so hard to enter into Katy's joy