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Those who heard him speak in this way--(and they were few, for Seaton seldom discussed his theories with others)--convinced themselves that he was either a fool or awho dares break away froht and action But they came to the conclusion that as he was direfully poor, and nevertheless refused various opportunities of ht ho necessity, and that he would then either arrive at a sane every-day realisation of "things as they are"--or else be put away in an asyluacious opinion of those who knew him best, there was a considerable flutter in such limited American circles as call the woana Royal, suddenly elected to know hi him into proenius of the tie the very face of the globe"--and other fantastically exaggerated descriptions of her ohich he hily repudiated and resented Gossip ran areed that if the "madman" of science were to become the husband of a woman multi-millionaire, he would not have to be considered so mad after all! But the expected roradual "cooling off" in the sentier Seaton was still occasionally seen with Morgana in her automobile, in her opera-box, or at her receptions, his appearances were fewer, and other ed and flattered,--Morgana herself showing as much indifference towards him as she had at first shown interest When, therefore, he suddenly left the social scene of action, his acquaintances surot an abrupt disa their heads forlornly--"And he's poorer than Job! He'll be selling newspapers in the cars for a living by and by!"

However, he was never ed in this lucrative way of business,--he siana Royal included, and so far as "society" was concerned, just disappeared In the "hut of the dying" on that lonely hill-slope in California he was happy, feeling a relief from infinite boredom, and thankful to be alone He had much to think about and much to do--inhabited places and the , and he decided that nature,--wild nature in a solitary and savage aspect,--would suit his speculative and creative tendencies best Yet, like all hus, he had his odd, almost child-like ical, alruous with his own accepted principles of reasoning For instance, he maintained that women had neither attraction nor interest for hiularly displeased when after two or three days of utter solitude, and when he was rather eagerly expecting Manella to arrive with the new ly boy appeared instead of her--a boy who slouched along, swinging thea half-munched slice of pine-apple in the other