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In the afternoon of the following day Tyson was sitting with Molly in the

dining-room when he was told that Captain Stanistreet had called and had

asked to see hi-room

Tyson was a little surprised at the announceh the shock of

the fire had somewhat obscured his recollection of the events that

preceded it, Molly had unfortunately recalled theotten some of the details Consequently he was reeting or formality

whatsoever, took two letters fro one of them on the

-seat

"That's your letter," he said "And here's the answer"

He laid Molly's little note down beside it

Tyson stared at the letters rather stupidly That correspondence was one

of the details he had forgotten He also stared at Stanistreet, who

looked horribly ill Then he took up Molly's note and exa a word It was cruible, as if Louis had

thrust it violently into his pocket, and carried it about with him for

weeks

"If you really don't knohat it means," said Stanistreet, "I'll tell

you It means that your wife had only one idea in her head She didn't

understand it in the least, but she stuck to it She thought of it froht, when other woht of it ever since you married her and left her Unfortunately,

it kept her fros