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"I' to the curb "Hello, Graydon; how are you?" His voice was sharp, crisp, and louder than the occasion seemed to deine cab do not serve to mellow the tone of the hu to be overcome There was no polish to the tones as they issued froard for the Queen's English, but it was because he never had neglected it It was characteristic of the inning, and to do it the same way until a better method presented itself

"Very well, thank you, Mr Cable, except that Jane has been abusing me because you were not here to---"

"Don't you believe a word he says, dad," she cried

"Oh, if the truth isn't in hed Graydon "Nevertheless, you've kept her waiting, and it's only reasonable that she should abuse solad you were here to receive it; it saves rey hairs"

"Rubbish!" was Miss Cable's simple comment, as her father took his place beside her

"Oh, please drive on, Jane," said the young rasped the reins afresh and straightened like a soldier for inspection "I must run around to the University Club and watch the score of the Yale-Harvard gaaoes on football We et away from him Good-bye!" cried Miss Cable

"How's your father, Gray? He wasn't feeling the best in the world, yesterday," said Cable, tucking in the robe

"A case of liver, Mr Cable; he's all right to-day Good-bye!"

As Jane and her father whirled away, the latter gave utterance to a rehtness to her eyes and a proud throbbing to her heart; but he did not observe the effect

"Bright, clever chap--that Graydon Bansemer," he said comfortably