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"Whom did he borrow from?"

"I a to you, Dora?"

"Suppose he is?"

"I cannot suppose such a thing It is too i of a series of events allabout unspeakablein life like the s it will look over, the chronic ive, make it one of the mysteries of humanity It was not in a day or a week that Basil Stanhope's dream of love and home was shattered Dora had frequent and then less frequent times of return to her better self; and every such ti through a period of transition and assimilation, and that in the end she would be all his desire hoped for

But Ethel sahat he did not see, that Mostyn was gradually inspiring her with his own opinions, perhaps even with his own passion In this eratified to find that Dora's rasped the situation For if Dora went to the theater with Mostyn, Mrs Denning or Bryce was also there; and the reckless auto driving, shopping, and lunching had at least a show of respectable association Yet when the opera season opened, the constant companionship of Mostyn and Dora became entirely too remarkable, not only in the public esti The young husband used every art and persuasion--and failed And his failure was too apparent to be slighted He became feverish and nervous, and his friends read hispallor caused by his sleepless, sorrowful nights

Dora also showed signs of the change so rapidly working on her She was sullen and passionate by turns; she complained bitterly to Ethel that her youth and beauty had been wasted; that she was only nineteen, and her life was over She wanted to go to Paris, to get away froan to dislike even the presence of Basil His stately beauty offended her, his low, cal near Christ, radiant face "Dora," he said, "Dora,to tell you Mrs Colby and Mrs Schaffler and soive all the children of the church under eight years old the grandest Christht you ht like to have it here"