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Barring a little tereat alteration of environht ill effects frorew accliest of all, a phenomenon most marked in the children, Allan noticed that after a feeeks under the altered conditions of food and exposure to the actinic rays of the sun as reflected by theof the iris began to show, pre of its chalky hue, while at the roots of the hair, as it grew, a distinct infiltration of pight Allan rejoiced exceedingly

Beatrice did not now go much abroad with him, on account of her condition She hardly ventured farther than the top of the cliff, and , watching the river and the forest, thinking, drea for the little new colonist soon to arrive Some of their most happy hours were spent thus, as Allan sat beside her in the sun, talking of their future The bond between therown closer and more intimate They two, linked by another still unseen, were one

"Will you be very angry witha little wistfully

"Angry? Have I ever been angry with you, darling? Could I ever be?"

She shook her head

"No; but you ht if I disappointed you now"

"Impossible! Of course, the world's work demands a chief, a head, a leader, to come after me and take up the reins when they fall froirl--you'll love me just the saht to his lips and held there a longsilence their souls spoke together though their lips were mute

But Beta had her work to do those days as well as Allan

While he planned the public works of the colony and directed their construction at night, or made his routine weekly trip into the Abyss for reatly shortened trip, now that he knew the way so well and needed stop below ground only long enough to rest a bit and take on oil and fuel--she was busy with her teaching of the people

They had carefully discussed this lish bodily and arbitrarily upon the colonists Every evening Beatrice gathered a class of the youngerthe children, and for an hour or two drilled them in simple words and sentences