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And Nora turned upon hih she had been asleep and he had rudely awakened her His infatuation

blinded him to the truth; he saw in the look a feminine desire to throw

the others off the track as to the sentiment expressed in his whispered

words

The hour passed tolerably well Herr Rosen then observed the ti abruptly down the terrace

to the carriage road He had coan at the porter's lodge, back of the villa

"Padre," whispered Courtlandt, "I a Do not follow I shall explain

to you e an protested vigorously, but

s his head, Courtlandt went away

Nora ran to theShe could see Herr Rosen striding along, down the

winding road, his head in the air Presently, froure of another -trot, his hat settled at an angle that permitted the rain to beat

squarely into his face The next turn in the road shut theht But Nora did not stir

Herr Rosen stopped and turned

"You called?"

"Yes" Courtlandt had caught up with hiates "Just a moment, Herr Rosen," with a hand upon the bars "I

shall not detain you long"