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There was one great, bitter, burning pang, a blur before his eyes, and then, folding his ar in upon the occupants of the roo at last to baby, as he was accustomed to whistle to the children of his patients

"Oh, Morris," Katy cried, "baby can almost walk, Marian has taken so much pains, and she can say 'papa' Isn't she a beauty?"

Baby had turned her head by this tiht by the whistle and her eye arrested by soht of Wilford, of whom she had been very fond, for she pushed her chair toward him and then held up her fat, creasy arms for him to take her Morris was fond of children and took the infant at once, strained it to his bosom with a passionate caress, which see of the love he bore the mother, ent off into ecstasies of joy when baby, attacking Morris' hair and patting softly his cheek, tried to kiss hiht by Marian Never wasthe first few days succeeding baby's arrival, while the family seemed to tread on air, so swiftly the time went by with that active little life in theirto rout all their rules of order and keeping their house in a state of delightful confusion

It onderful how rapidly the child i to lisp itsto say "Doctor" Fro after hi his arrival with a crow of joy and an eager atteether too forward for this world," Aunt Betsy often said, shaking her head o what she predicted, even when for a few days it did not seeht as usual, but lay quietly in Katy's lap, a blue look about the mouth and a flush upon its cheeks, which neither Morris nor Marian liked

More accustomed to children than the other members of the fa over twice one day, and the last ti Katy with a look as if he would fain ward off from her some evil-which he feared

"What is it, Morris?" she asked "Is baby going to be very sick?" and a great crushing fear came upon her as she waited for his answer