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She raised her eyebrows slightly, but thanked hirew hot and his heart cold with the fancy that there was in her eyes a glea his strangeand the fact that his pride had sustained quite a perceptible shock, he drove with the car a few minutes before the time set for the train's departure, and stood at the bottoood-bys, the God-speeds and the sincere hope that they ain Then came the sharp activity of the trainlanced soberly at his watch

"It is nine o'clock Perhaps you would better get aboard," he said, and proceeded to assist Aunt Yvonne up the steps She turned and pressed his hand gently before passing into the car

"Adieu, good friend You have made it so very pleasant for us," she said, earnestly

The tall, soldierly old gentle to assist his niece into the coach

"Go first, Uncle Caspar," the girl"I can easily come up unaided"

"Or I can assist her," Lorry hastened to add, giving her a grateful look which she could notwhen Lorry cried, "Will you not allow ly turned to him from the steps and stretched forth her hand

"And now it is good-by forever I am so sorry that I have not seen htly for a et the past few days," he said, a thrill in his voice "You have put so into et ton, but I--I shall always see you as you are now"

She drew her hand away gently, but did not take her eyes froet you--ever? Are you not the ideal Aht? I shall always remember you as I saw you--at Denver"

"Not as I have been since?" he cried

"Have you changed since first I saw you?" she asked, quaintly

"I have, indeed, for you saw ed for the worse in your eyes"

"As I first knew you with my eyes I will say that they are trustworthy," she said tantalizingly