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When Mrs Lee had been with Alexandra for a week, Marie Shabata telephoned one one to town for the day, and she would like them to come over for coffee in the afternoon Mrs Lee hurried to wash out and iron her new cross-stitched apron, which she had finished only the night before; a checked ginghan ten inches broad across the bottos and huntsmen Mrs Lee was fir of apple dule

At two o'clock in the afternoon Alexandra's cart drove up to the Shabatas' gate, and Marie saw Mrs Lee's red shawl co up the path She ran to the door and pulled the old wo her to take off her wraps while Alexandra blanketed the horse outside Mrs Lee had put on her best black satine dress--she abominated woolen stuffs, even in winter--and a crocheted collar, fastened with a big pale gold pin, containing faded daguerreotypes of her father andit, and now she shook it out and tied it round her waist with a conscious air Marie drew back and threw up her hands, exclai, "Oh, what a beauty! I've never seen this one before, have I, Mrs Lee?"

The old woht I , no wa-ash out, no fade My sister send from Sveden I yust-a ta-ank you like dis"

Marie ran to the door again "Co at Mrs Lee's apron Do stop on your way home and show it to Mrs Hiller She's crazy about cross-stitch"

While Alexandra removed her hat and veil, Mrs Lee went out to the kitchen and settled herself in a wooden rocking-chair by the stove, looking with great interest at the table, set for three, with a white cloth, and a pot of pink geraniuotta fine plants; such-a much flower How you keep from freeze?"

She pointed to the -shelves, full of blooht, Mrs Lee, and when it's very cold I put thehts I only put newspapers behind the, but when they don't bloos?'--What do you hear from Carl, Alexandra?"