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"About myself You say you're not tired: well, I am Horribly tired "

In an instant she was all tender anxiety "Oh, I've seen it co on, Newland! You've been so wickedly overworked--"

"Perhaps it's that Anyhoant to o away, at any rate--at once On a long trip, ever so far off--away fro--"

He paused, conscious that he had failed in his attes for a change, and is yet too weary to welcoerness vibrated "Away fro--" he repeated

"Ever so far? Where, for instance?" she asked

"Oh, I don't know India--or Japan"

She stood up, and as he sat with bent head, his chin propped on his hands, he felt her war over him

"As far as that? But I'm afraid you can't, dear " she said in an unsteady voice "Not unless you'll take me with you" And then, as he was silent, she went on, in tones so clear and evenly-pitched that each separate syllable tapped like a little haobut I'm afraid they won't For you see, Newland, I've been sure since thisfor--"

He looked up at her with a sick stare, and she sank down, all dew and roses, and hid her face against his knee

"Oh,her to hi pause, which the inner devils filled with strident laughter; then May freed herself frouess--?"

"Yes--I; no That is, of course I hoped--"

They looked at each other for an instant and again fell silent; then, turning his eyes from hers, he asked abruptly: "Have you told any one else?"

"Only Mamma and your mother" She paused, and then added hurriedly, the blood flushing up to her forehead: "That is--and Ellen You know I told you we'd had a long talk one afternoon--and how dear she was to

He felt that his atching hi her first, Newland?"

"Mind? Why should I?" He ht ago, wasn't it? I thought you said you weren't sure till today"

Her colour burned deeper, but she held his gaze "No; I wasn't sure then--but I told her I was And you see I was right!" she exclaimed, her blue eyes ith victory