"It's come, Dora--by this morning's English mail." Her eyes sparkled, and then rested with guarded excitement upon the little case.

"Oh, Lorne!" She said nothing more, but watched intently while he found the spring, and disclosed the ring within.

Then she drew a long breath.

"Lorne Murchison, what a lovely one!" "Doesn't it look," said he, "just a little serious and sentimental ?" "But SUCH good style, too," he declared, bending over it.

"And quite new--I haven't seen anything a bit like it.