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"She will not be able to join us to-morroas the report Bell carried houe and fainting in the white face lying so s about the eyes, and the quiver of the ht, for Katy could not rise, but lay like so softly: "It is very hard, but God knows best"

"Yes, darling, God knows best," Helen answered, s officer sitting by his cao to him now "God knohat is best, and does all for the best"

Katy said itwhich she stayed an invalid in Helen's roo froone on to Georgetoith her father, and who gave but little hope that Wilford would recover Not a word did she say of Marian, and only twice did she h to venture on the journey, she had but little idea of what had transpired in Wilford's sickroom

Those were sad, weary days which Wilford first passed upon his hospital cot, and as he was not sick but crippled, he had a the past, which caain the scenes of bygone days Of Katy he thought continually, bla was his pride and selfishness, bla her more for the trouble which had come upon theoing with it to Morris and so bringing hireeable situation He did not mean to be unjust or unkind toward Katy, but he looked upon her as the direct cause of his being where he was Had she never been seen in the cars with Morris, he should not have left ho back without a flush of sha old friends, ould think less of him than they used to do A thousand times Wilford had repented of his rashness, but never by a word had he ad, and when on the dark, rainy afternoon which first saw him in the hospital, he turned his face to the wall and wept, he replied to one who said to hi friend We will take as good care of you here as if you were at home"