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"No, at the bottom of my heart I can't think that, and yet theoretically I cannot conceive of the existence of any soul apart from the body Think of it! If roes, Bushins the immortal souls'"

"That isn't the question I do not believe that father and mother and Hayward have vanished into a handful of dust, I cling to a belief in their living selves, not because the bishop and the prayer-books say so, but just because my own mind says so I won't surrender the from such a desire is not well based I want to tell you about some people I met last summer They will interest you" Thereupon he pictured his firstwith Viola He described the mother and Clarke He told of his intervieith Britt and of Randall's revelations concerning Viola's life "And now they have convinced the girl that she should extend her sphere of influence and bring her chicanery to bear on the metropolis"

"How do you know it is chicanery?"

"Britt said--"

"I don't care what Britt said You found theI'll trust your instinct in such matters, Mort; you've never been one to run after fruood eyes?"

"Beautiful eyes, steady, blue-gray, wistful She quite enchanted me at first--"

"And you're sentimental over her still?"

"I didn't say that I was sentimental over her at any time"

"I don't care what you said I can tell by your voice that she is a lost, sweet drea"

"Yes, you do You wanthere It is Kate to the rescue! I will go to-etthings vigorously Besides, you've roused et interested in sohted to know you're human, and that there is one woman in the world who can make youon that girl all this tiht I would wait till you cared to speak I'm crazy to see her I shall act at once"

"It's too much to ask of you, but I hope you will consider me to the extent--"