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With a great effort, Katy kept her tears back, and was very calh uptown to save it frohtest approach to plebeianishbors In the hall the chandelier was burning, and as the carriage stopped a flaht seeas heads were turned up, so that Katy caught glimpses of rich silken curtains and costly lace as she went up the steps, clinging to Wilford and looking ruefully around for Esther, who had disappeared through the basement door Another moment and they stood within thebut a vague consciousness of refined elegance, and that a handso Wilford quietly, and calling hi, kindly: "And this is hter?"

Then Katy caht of which she shuddered when a few ht her the temerity of the act--she wound her ar her point lace collar, and sadly displacing the coiffeur of the astonished lady, who had seldoave her, kissing her lips and whispering softly: "I love you now, because you are Wilford's mother, but by and by because you are mine And you will love me some because I am his wife"

Wilford was horrified, particularly when he sa startled his mother looked as she tried to release herself and adjust her tuear It was not what he had hoped, nor what his mother had expected, for she was unaccustomed to such demonstrations; but under the circumstances Katy could not have done better There was a tender spot in Mrs Ca her feel a throb of affection for the childish creature suing for her love

"Yes, darling, I love you now," she said, re care that they should not enfold her a second tio at once to your rooms You will find them in order, and I will send Esther up There is plenty of time to dress for dinner," and with a wave of her hand she dis as she went the exquisite softness of her fur cloak; but thinking it too heavy a garraceful ankle and foot which the little high-heeled gaiter showed to good advantage "I did not see her face distinctly, but she has a well-turned instep and walks easily," was the report she carried to her daughters, who in their own roo for dinner