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When Alwyn accoht, Miss Wynn set herself to know hi man The best preliminary to her purpose was, she knew, to speak frankly of herself, and that she did She told hi, her ambitions, her disappointments Quite unconsciously her cynicism crept to the fore, until in word and tone she had als that Alwyn held true and dear The touch was too light, the rasp always the point of attack; but soot the distant impression that Miss Wynn had little faith in Truth and Goodness and Love Vaguely shocked he grew so silent that she noticed it and concluded she had said too much But he pursued the subject

"Surely there ht and sacrifice for it?"

She laughed unpleasantly, ally

"Where?"

"Well--there's Miss Sets a salary, doesn't she?"

"A very se as she could earn North, I don't doubt"

"But the unselfish work she does--the utter sacrifice?"

"Oh, well, we'll omit Alabaton--there's your friend, the Judge, who has befriended you so, as you adain

"You reot the Judge his reappointment to the school board"

"He deserved it, didn't he?"

"I deserved it," she said luxuriously, hugging her knee and s; "you see, his appointment meant mine"

"Well, what of it--didn't--"

"Listen," she cut in a little sharply "Once a young brown girl, with boundless faith in white folks, went to a Judge's office to ask for an appointn old Judge with his saintly face and white hair suggested that she lay aside her wraps and spend the afternoon"

Bles arose to his feet

"What--what did you do?" he asked

"Sit down--there's a good boy" I said: "'Judge, a friend is expecting me at two,' it was then half-past one, 'would I not best telephone?'"

"'Step right into the booth,' said the Judge, quite indulgently" Miss Wynn leaned back, and Bles felt his heart sinking; but he said nothing "And then," she continued, "I telephoned the Judge's wife that he was anxious to see her on a azed reflectively out of the"You should have seen his face when I told him," she concluded "I was appointed"