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He would be the first to retire He was not infirree; but from a sense of duty, of

affection, or to placate his hidden fury, his daughter always accompanied

hihted his laot him a book from a bookcase

fitted in there--but this last rarely, because Mr S like pride in his low tones Very often

after kissing her good-night on the forehead he would treat her to some

such fretful re in jail--'ponfor you Head jailer! Ough!"

She would suely; murmur a conciliatory "How absurd" But once,

out of patience, she said quite sharply "Leave off It hurts me One

would think you hate me"

"It isn't you I hate," he went onat her "No, it

isn't you But if I saw that you loved that ht at her heart "You wouldn't be the first

then," she muttered bitterly But he was busy with his fixed idea and

uttered an awfully equable "But you don't! Unfortunate girl!"

She looked at hiht, papa"

As a matter of fact Anthony very seldom waited for her alone at the table

with the scattered cards, glasses, water-jug, bottles and soon He took