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Across the road behind her parlor curtains Mrs Perkins was keeping lookout, and reht as much There's always a man in the case when a woman acts queer! Now, doesn't that beat all? Do you suppose he's a long-lost lover or so, come back now he knows she's free? See before we ca"

The car entleman leaned out with a courteous lift of his hat toward Julia Cloud She acknowledged it with a bow and a smile which Mrs Perkins pounced on and analyzed audibly

"Well, there's no fool like an old fool, as the saying is! Just watch her slad Ellen Robinson's there to relieve me of the responsibility She'll be over after a while, and then we'll knoho he is There goes Julia in She watched hiht! Well, I wonder what her mother would think"

Julia Cloud went slowly back to the dining-roo like a visitor Julia's slue

"Well!" she said as Julia began to gather up more dishes from the breakfast table "I suppose you think you've done so that old snob here and fixing things all up without consulting any of your relatives?"

"Really, Ellen, this has all been so sudden that I had no opportunity," said Julia gently "But it did not seeested yourself that I rent the house, and you said you did not want me to stay here alone This seemed quite providential"

"Providential!" sniffed Ellen "Providential to take you away from your own home and your own people, and send you out into a world where nobody really cares for you, and where all they want of you is to e of you! You call that providential, do you? Well, I don't! And when I object, and try to save you froood hoht a your ohere h-headed, and say I aot to speak I can't see you put the halter around your neck to hang yourself without doing everything I can to stop it My own sister!"