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"He should have awakenedoncetwo hours!"

This tirin

"Yes--you are different" She spoke softly, as if expressing the thought to herself "That is what I ca?"

"My God--yes--I'an I'm due to pop off thisso near to aat hi the , yet a glow like the glow of sunlight flashed into thehten ht I should like to see ashot, but slowly, an inch at a tilad," breathed Kent "It's a great satisfaction to htened if you did"

"Oh!"

Kent drew hiainst his pillows He had been a man of many adventures He had faced almost every conceivable kind of shock But this was a new one He stared into the blue eyes, tongueless and mentally dazed They were cool and sweet and not at all excited And he knew that she spoke the truth Not by a quiver of those lovely lashes would she betray either fear or horror if he popped off right there It was astonishing

So like resentment shot for an instant into his bewildered brain Then it was gone, and in a flash it ca his own philosophy of life, showing hi distressed by looking upon the light as it flickered out And she was doing it, not as a philosopher, but with the beautiful unconcern of a child

Suddenly, as if impelled by an emotion in direct contradiction to her apparent lack of sympathy, she reached out a hand and placed it on Kent's forehead It was another shock It was not a professional touch, but a soft, cool little pressure that sent a coh him The hand was there for only a ers with those of the others in her lap