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Bell's arrival at the farmhouse was timely, for the unexpected appearance in their midst of one whom they looked upon as surely dead had stunned and bewildered the family to such an extent that it needed the presence of just such a s back to their original shape It onderful how the city girl fitted into the vacant niches, seeing to everything which needed seeing to, and still finding time to steal away alone with Lieutenant Bob, who kept her in a painful state of blushing by constantly wishing it was his bridal night as well as Dr Grant's, and by inveighing against the weeks which rand ceremony to take place in Grace Church, and which was to oin' home? He won't be dressed in tier," Aunt Betsy said a dozen ti boldly in where he was, she bade him start in at once, or he would not have tiin' her clothes

Thus importuned, Morris quitted the house, just as Mark and Helen came slowly up, their faces happier, if possible, than his own, and telling of the great joy which had succeeded their dark night of sorrow

"Co to show you," Mrs Banker said, after she had again e-lost son, whose return was not quite real yet, and leading her daughter-in-law to her bedrooant white silk which had been e, two years before, and which with careful forethought she had brought with her, asweeds

"IMark's telegraht your pearls, for you know you will bemy son's wife appropriately dressed"

Far different were Helen's feelings now, as she donned the elegant dress, from what they had been the first and only tier and death lay thickly around his pathway, but noas at her side, kissing her cheek where the roses were burning so brightly, and calling still deeper blushes to her face by his teasing observations and humorous ridicule of his own personal appearance Would she not feel ashamed of hiing glances at her handsome brother-in-law and the stylish Lieutenant Bob? But Helen was proud of her husband's unifore of what he had suffered, and when the folds of her rich dress swept against it, she did not draw the upon his shoulder, and when no one was near, winding her soft ar Mark, I cannot make it real yet"