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One -looked-for topic was introduced "I had a visit from Madame Van Heemskirk yesterday afternoon," she said; "and the dear old Senator came with her to see Captain Jacobus While they talked,fellow, her grandson What could you mean by such a stupidity, Miss Moran?"

Her voice had just that tone of indifference, led with sarcastic disapproval, that hurt and offended Cornelia She felt that it was not worth while to explain herself, for rand Lord was lively enough to

"I never considered you to be a flirt," she continued, "and I am astonished If, now, it had been Arenta, I could have understood it I told Madame Van Heemskirk that I had not the least doubt Doctor Moran dictated the refusal"

"Oh, indeed," answered Cornelia, with a good deal of spirit and so whatever of Lord Hyde's offer, until I had been subjected to such insult and wrong as drove rave's ht me back to life"

"Yes, I think your father to be wonderfully skilful He has done Jacobus a great deal of good, and he now gives him hope of a perfect recovery Doctor Moran is a fine physician; Jacobus says so"

Cornelia remained silent If madame did not feel interest sufficient in her affairs to ask for the particulars of one so nearly fatal to her, she deter his bell, and madame flew to his room to see whether his want had received proper attention Cornelia sat still a fewwith the sense of that injustice, harder to bear than any other for ahenin her eyes went to the heart of the older woman She turned her back, with a kind but perehtless, Cornelia, selfish, I dare say; but I do not wish to be so Tell e Hyde? And pray as it about?"

"We never had one word of any kind, but words of affection He wrote and asked e, on a certain night I answered his letter with all the love that was in my heart for hiht He never came He never sent me the least explanation He never wrote to ain"