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"Oh, I see!" said the doctor watching her sweet face with a tender jealousy in his eyes "Well, I suppose I'll help you to go, but I'll shoot hiht It would take a irl"

"That's just what he is," said Ruth sweetly, and then rising and stooping over hi over the doctor's forehead

"Thank you, Daddy-Doctor! I knew you would," she said happily "And please don't be too long about it I'reat hurry"

The doctor promised, of course No one could resist Ruth when she was like that, and in due time certain forces were set in operation to the end that she ht have her desire

Meanwhile, as she waited, Ruth filled her days with thoughts of others, not forgetting Ca soift, soht comfort and while away her loneliness, a restful ride at the early evening, all the little things that a thoughtful daughterletters about it all which would have delighted his heart during those dreary days if they could only have reached his she was doing, full of her sise thoughts that see wiser every day She had taken pictures of her Italian friends and introduced hie with little word pictures of her daily life It seemed a pity that he could not have had them just when he needed them most It would have filled her with dis journey that was before those letters before they would finally reach hi the to attend her sister as very ill, and she hastily called Ruth over the telephone and begged her to take her place at the Sunday school Ruth promised to secure some one to teach the lesson, but found to her diso at such short notice And so, with treuide her and show her how to lead these simple people in the worship of the day