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To hear Katy's charms extolled, and know that she was adereat delight, and it is not strange that, without any very strong fatherly feeling or principle of right in that respect, he should be irritated by the little life so constantly interfering with his pleasure and so surely under Katy's health For Katy did not iht; and with his two hands he could almost span her slender waist, while the beautiful neck and shoulders, once his chiefest pride, were no longer worn uncovered, for Katy would not display her bones, whatever the fashion ht his ht a more satisfied look to his face than it had worn for ht of it, when it hat so many people did," he said to hi both for Katy and the child, and would obviate every difficulty"

Next ued, Katy breakfasted in bed; while Wilford's face, as he sat opposite Helen at the table, had on it a look of quiet determination, such as she had rarely seen there before In arong, and never drea her with his confidence, she ishing he would finish the coffee and leave, when,the servant from the rooonistic powers at once, it was so cool, so decided: "I believe you have more influence over your sister than I have; at least, she has latterly shoillfulness in disregarding ness to listen to you, which confirms me in this conclusion--"

"Well," and Helen twisted her napkin ring nervously, waiting for him to say more; but herhiid face, confronting him so steadily, a little doubtful as to the expression it would put on when he had said all he htened and hopeless as Katy's did when he last saw it upon the pillow, for he kne different the two sisters were, and much as he had affected to despise Helen Lennox, he was afraid of her now It had never occurred to him before that he was so brown eyes held him often in check; but it came to him now that his wife's sister was in his way, for what could he do with a will almost as firm as his own, and she was sure to take Katy's part He saw it in her face, even though she had no idea of what he meant to say