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"Only three o there!" Katy thought, working her fingers nervously; but the express train did not pause there, and it went so swiftly by the depot that Katy could hardly discover as standing there, whether friend or stranger

But when at last they ca train slowly stopped, the first object she saas Dr Morris, driving down fro to the depot, and only checked his horse a ine; but when a clear young voice called from the : "Morris! oh, Cousin Morris! I've coreat heavy throb, for he knehose voice that was and whose the little hand beckoning to him He had supposed her far away beneath Italian skies, for at the farence had been received of her intended return, and inhis lines to a boy, went forward to where Katy stood, her face gloith delight as she flew into his arnity, also forgetful of Wilford, standing close beside her He had not tried to hold her back when, at the sight of Morris, she sprang away fro she had a little le Dr Grant as she was doing, kissing his hand even after she had kissed his face a full half dozen ti on But Katy did not care for people She only knew that Morris was there--the Morris whohted by not writing directly to hi care she had not felt the need of this good cousin, as she used to do; but she was so glad to see hi why he looked so thin and sad Was he sick? she asked, gazing up into his face with a pitying look, which h tired, perhaps, as I have at present an unusual amount of work to do"

And this was true--he was usually busy But that was not the cause of the thin face, which others than Katy reht have been," spoken to hiht of Katy's bridal, had never left his e them Some men can love a dozen times; but it was not so with Morris He could overcome his love so that it should not be a sin, but no other could ever fill the place where Katy had been; and as he looked along the road through life he felt that hethrough the fire, he was, and it had left itshis every act into closer submission to his God Only Helen and Marian Hazelton interpreted aright that look upon his face, and knew it caer of his heart, but they kept silence; while others said that he orking far too hard, urging him to abate his unwearied labors, for they would not lose their young physician yet But Morris smiled his patient, kindly s his work as one who knew he aining, both in his on and those around He could think of Katy noithout a sin, but he was not thinking of her when she came so unexpectedly upon him, and for an instant she almost bore his breath away in her vehement joy