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"Mr J Cameron, Miss Bell Cameron," were the names on the cards sent to Dr Grant late that afternoon, and in a fewso anxiously for Wilford and explaining why Katy was not with the when they entered his roo so worn and thin, and his hands folded so helplessly upon his breast, that with a gush of tears Bell knelt beside hiainst his bony one, woke hinising her, he raised his feeble ar it about her neck, kissed her more tenderly than he had ever done before He had not been demonstrative of his affection for his sisters But Bell was his favorite, and he held her close to him while his eyes moved past his father, whom he did not see, on to the door as if in quest of sohts, Bell said: "She is not here She could not come now She is sick in New York, but will join us in a few days"

There was a look of intense disappoint could not dissipate, and Morris saw the great tears as they dropped upon the pillow, the proudno questions concerning any one at home He was too weak to talk, but he held Bell's hand firmly in his as if afraid that she would leave him, while his eyes rested alternately upon her face and that of his father, holly une in his son, laid his head upon the bed and cried aloud

Next ht her brother's side and asked how he had rested She had come from a conference with Dr Morris, who had told her that her brother would die

"Hesoleer while there is tie without which death is terrible"

"Oh, if I could only pray with and for hi herhen at last she stood in his presence and met his kindly smile

"I dreamed it was all a drealad to find it real How long before I can go home, do you suppose?"