It seemed her wish for an addition to their party for the evening had been granted.
The next moment the room-door was thrown, open, and Dr.Conly and Miss Ella were announced.
They were cordially welcomed, asked to tea, and staid the evening, greatly relieving Zoe in the matter of entertaining her unwelcome guest, who devoted herself to the doctor, and left Edward to his wife and cousin, a condition of things decidedly agreeable to Zoe.
A little after nine the Roselands carriage was announced; and the doctor and Ella took their departure, Edward and Zoe accompanying them to the outer door.
The sky was black with clouds, and the wind roaring through the trees on the lawn.
"We are going to have a heavy storm.

I think," remarked Arthur, glancing upward: "there is not a star to be seen, and the wind blows almost a gale.

I hope no patient of mine will want the doctor very badly to-night," he added with a slight laugh.

"Step in out of the wind, cousin Zoe, or you may be the very one to send for me." Doing as directed, "No, indeed," she said: "I'm sure I couldn't have the heart to call anybody up out of a warm bed to face such a cutting wind as this." "No, no; never hesitate when there is a real necessity," he returned, speaking from his seat in the carriage, where he had already taken his place beside his sister, whom Edward had handed in.

"Good-night, and hurry in, both of you, for my sake if not for your own." But they lingered a moment till the carriage turned, and drove swiftly down the avenue.
"I am so glad they came," remarked Zoe, as Edward shut the door and locked it for the night.
"Yes," he said: "they added a good deal to the pleasure of the evening.
As we couldn't be alone together, three guests were more acceptable than one." "Decidedly; and that one was delighted, I'm sure, to have an opportunity to exercise her conversational gifts for the benefit of a single man instead of a married one." "Zoe, love, don't allow yourself to grow bitter and sarcastic," Edward said, turning toward her, laying a hand lightly, affectionately, upon her shoulder, and gazing down into her eyes with a look of grave concern.
She colored under it, and turned away with a pout that almost spoiled the beauty of her fair face.