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"All right, dear Ruth, and if I do not like its growth, I will pull it up by the roots, I assure you"

Ruth ith her to the door and watched her walk leisurely down the broad steps to the street The light kindled in her eyes and on her face as she did so She already felt thefarealked rapidly toward Dora's house

Her card brought an instant response, and she heard Dora's welco was an enthusiastic corown, Ethel!" she cried "Ah, that is the European finish You have gained it, my dear; you really are very much improved"

"And you also, Dora?"

The words were really a question, but Dora accepted them as an assertion, and was satisfied

"I suppose I ah I'm sure I can't tell how it should be so, unless worry of all kinds is good for good looks I've had enough of that for a lifetime"

"Now, Dora"

"Oh, it's the solid truth--partly your fault too"

"I never interfered----"

"Of course you didn't, but you ought to have interfered When you called on ht have seen that I was not happy; and I wanted to come to Rawdon Court, and you would not invite me I called your behavior then 'very mean,' and I have not altered ood reasons, Dora, why I could not ask you"

"Good reasons are usually selfish ones, Ethel, and Fred Mostyn told me what they were

"He likely told you untruths, Dora, for he knew nothing about my reasons I saw very little of him"

"I know You treated him as badly as you treated ular cowboy, Fred said, but then a Rawdon!"

"Mr Mostyn has misrepresented Mr Tyrrel Rawdon--that is all about it I shall not explain 'how' or 'why' Did you enjoy yourself at Stanhope Castle?"

"Enjoyfun of me? Ethel, dear, it was the ine such a life, and such women They were dressed for a walk at six o'clock; they had breakfast at half-past seven They went to the village and inspected cottages, and gave lessons in housekeeping or dressery till noon They walked back to the Castle for lunch They attended to their own improve and chemistry, and, I believe, electricity They had another walk, and then indulged themselves with a cup of tea They dressed and received visitors, and read science or theology bethiles There was always some noted preacher or scholar at the dinner table The conversation was about acids and explosives, or the planets or bishops, or else on the never, never-ending subject of elevating the working schools for his children Basil, of course, enjoyed it He thought he was givingthe ladies Mary Elinor and Adelaide Stanhope I'm sure I wish he had married one or all of them--and I told him so"