He's in love with another girl--a Miss Rossmore." "Oh, yes," answered Shirley simply.

"Mr.Ryder spoke of her." Mrs.Ryder was silent, and presently she left the girl alone with her work.
The next afternoon Shirley was in her room busy writing when there came a tap at her door.

Thinking it was another visit from Mrs.
Ryder, she did not look up, but cried out pleasantly: "Come in." John Ryder entered.

He smiled cordially and, as if apologizing for the intrusion, said amiably: "I thought I'd run up to see how you were getting along." His coming was so unexpected that for a moment Shirley was startled, but she quickly regained her composure and asked him to take a seat.

He seemed pleased to find her making such good progress, and he stopped to answer a number of questions she put to him.