It was new for Ruth to feel this dependence on another's nature, to consciously draw strength of will from the will of another.

It was a new but a dear joy, to be lifted up and carried back into the happy world, which was now all aglow with the light of love; to be lifted and carried by the one she loved more than her own life.
"Sweetheart," she said to Philip, "I would not have cared to come back but for thy love." "Not for thy profession ?" "Oh, thee may be glad enough of that some day, when thy coal bed is dug out and thee and father are in the air again." When Ruth was able to ride she was taken into the country, for the pure air was necessary to her speedy recovery.

The family went with her.
Philip could not be spared from her side, and Mr.

Bolton had gone up to Ilium to look into that wonderful coal mine and to make arrangements for developing it, and bringing its wealth to market.

Philip had insisted on re-conveying the Ilium property to Mr.Bolton, retaining only the share originally contemplated for himself, and Mr.