"Never mind; all right, all right--only a bad wave, now and then.

A walk will make me more a man than ever." "You'd much better go to bed, Crailey." "I can't.

I'm going to change my clothes and go out." "Why ?" Crailey did not answer, but at that moment the Catholic church-bell, summoning the faithful to mass, pealed loudly on the morning air; and the steady glance of Tom Vanrevel rested upon the reckless eyes of the man beside him as they listened together to its insistent call.

Tom said, gently, almost timidly: "You have an--engagement ?" This time the answer came briskly.

"Yes; I promised to take Fanchon to the cemetery before breakfast, to place some flowers on the grave of the little brother who died.