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"Oh, you go into the proper court and make application, that's all," he volunteered carelessly "The judge will do the rest Does your husband approve of the plans?"

"He doesn't know anything about it?"

"What's that?"

"I can't tell hi"

"My dear madam, I don't believe I understand you quite clearly You want to adopt the child and keep the matter dark so far as your husband is concerned? May I inquire the reason?" Bansemer, naturally, was interested by this time

"If you have time to listen, I'd like to tell you how it all co I want someone to tell me just what to do and I'll pay for the advice, if it isn't too expensive I'm very poor, Mr Bansemer; perhaps you won't care to heip me after you know that I can't afford to pay very o ahead with the story"

The young wolanced nervously at her sister as if for support, and finally faced the expectant laith a flash of determination in her dark eyes As she proceeded, Bansemer silently and somewhat disdainfully made a study of the speaker He concluded that she was scarcely of coin and was the possessor of a superficial education that had been enlarged by conceitedness; furthermore, she was a person of selfish instincts, but without the usual cruel in of true refineth of purpose that puzzled hiressed, he solved the puzzle She had the strength to carry out a purpose that ht further her own personal interests; but not the will to endure sacrifice for the sake of another Her sister was larger and possessed a reserve that ht have been mistaken for deepness He felt that she was hardly in syer, more volatile woman

"My husband is a railroad engineer and is ten years older than I," the narrator said in the beginning "I wasn't quite nineteen ere ht; then we began to quarrel He commenced to---"

"Mr Bansemer is in a hurry, Fan," broke in the older sister, sharply; and then, repeating the lawyer's words: "Be as brief as possible"

There was a world of reproach in the look which greeted the speaker Evidently, it was a grievous disappointer over the details

"Well," she continued half pettishly; "it all ended by his leaving ho to apply for a divorce For three months I never heard from him"