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"I--I don't understand, please----"

"Miss Hinsdale has been talking--raving--to h I suppose you do--but you ht It seehis best for you, plodding on through the hot days, and doing all he

knohile you sit listening to s with Clara

Hinsdale, andto please you----"

"But I didn't mention hi to Miss Hinsdale What have I done? The young , too, for that matter It only seems to

hed suddenly--ringingly "Of course they are! How should I know?

I beyond s

and the custom-house and chalk marks? Why, even I--ha, ha, ha!--even

I--should have known better than that What a little fool your

enterprising idiot must be!--with his work-baskets and currant jelly and

his trying to make the 'Herald' a daily!--It will be a ludicrous failure,

of course No doubt he thought he was being quite wise, and was pleased

over his tariff editorials--his funny, funny editorials--his best--to

please you! Ha, ha, ha! How immensely funny!"

"Do you know hientleman's acquaintance Ah," she rejoined