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"Nelly," I said, "your father will expect a letter fro hard and like the city"

"But about us--about you and me?"

"Must we talk of that here--on the street?"

She spoke al of her loveliness that I had seen the day before?

"But I ht yesterday, I won't ask anything of you until I have made a start; but I h I can wait I won't hurry you That is all, Helen Everything shall be as you wish; but--you do love reat tease! Why, I suppose I do; but--so much has happened, I don't know myself now; you didn't knohen you first saw me here Why can't you wait and--don't you hope New York vill agree vit' you?"

She laughed with tantalizing roguery "You do love me!" I cried "And we shall be so happy with all our dreaether and here! If you kne I have looked forward to coht myself insane, but I wasn't! You are the lad!"

I was confused, overjoyed at her sudden sparkle; the soft, flashing light of her was fire and dew She made visible nature sympathize with her moods The sky smiled and was pensive with her

"But see," she cried with another of her bewildering changes; "we're at Colu the white-domed library

"Look at the inscription," Helen said, as students carrying notebooks began to pass us "'KING'S COLLEGE FOUNDED UNDER GEORGE II' Doesn't that seem old after the State University? Ours, I mean"

Our inspection was brief Before the open ad creature of air and sunshine, fairly to take wing for flight

"Tell me about yourself," she cohts of terraced steps "You are really in Judge Baker's office? You--you won't say anything ! You have almost said you love me; do you know that? Well, I'll be considerate I ork and I ait and I will believe--no, I'll be certain that soined when they dreaoddesses who loved mortal men will come to me and, because it is true, will quite say 'I love you' But I may not always be patient; for you do After all, you are Nelly!"