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"Oh, it isn't necessary; truly it isn't I am not unhappy I aood night's sleep Is the

broet it"

When he ca

to get rid of hi I can do?" he said "Do you want

to send any reply? I can take it down to-night and send it the first

thing in theof! Of course, a e! Will you take it? Oh, I am afraid I trouble you

very o and write it"

She tried to rise, but she was still so shaken that involuntarily he

put out his hand to help her At the old any desk between the

s she hunted about for paper and pencil, and when she found

them, wrote for a molanced at her side-wise; she was pressing the pencil against

her lips, her left hand opening and closing with agitation The doctor

shook his head "That won't do," he said to hiain tore the sheet of paper across It seeht hie,

it was very short; only: "F is dead," and her initials It was