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"I don't see why she feels that way, she has every luxury She goes for a drive every afternoon, and there is hardly a night that I don't bring ho all the people she ought to see I don't believe in having her mix with those sceptics too freely"

He went up-stairs sulkily, quite in the mood to bully, but Mrs Lambert turned away his wrath with a smile and several soft words, and Viola did not see hi in the hall beloaiting for her surly and sour and insulting

Viola, perceiving his hu by ry I will not listen to you," and she didn't, though she could not help hearing his warning growl

"I'll expect you home early"

Once safely out of the house she said to Clarke: "This really is too much, Anthony He is insufferable If you don't tell him so, and teach him better manners, I will leave the house But there! I said I wouldn't let hiain"

Serviss expected her to show sons of the deep emotional stress of his former interview, but in this he was ht of her rebound from the wan helplessness of her mood upon the stairs She was, indeed, a totally different being--a radiant, bloo wholly to the world of youth--and he was scarcely able to relate the two scenes to the saain he exclaimed, "What an actress--if she is an actress!" She was very simply attired in pale blue with but few ornae--and he gave it He was all the lover and nothing of the scientist as he stood to greet her

She, on her part, behind her proudquick with pleasure To meet Professor Serviss in dinner-dress, in his own home, exalted her above the pupil and transfor erously co than friend

Kate, quite carried away by her enthusias! I wish I hadparty for you; you're too fine to be wasted on three cranky old scientists"

Serviss met Clarke with less of repulsion than he had anticipated, for, notwithstanding the preacher's haggard cheeks and a certain set glare which caure He was plainly on guard, however, and extremely ill at ease, and his eyes kept furtive watch on Viola's every movement