He had taken a wife; he had begotten children; he had judged other men; he had dug into the bowels of the earth for mines, and had built railroads on its surface; he had made grass grow in deserts and had turned waste places into populous cities; he had read romances and heard music; he had attained a social position securely founded upon millions of dollars--and all these things he had achieved through his unconquerable colossal vitality.

"I wonder why they put him by me," thought Gabriella.

"I shall never get on with him." Then he turned to her and said bluntly, between two mouthfuls of lobster: "So you're George's wife! Handsome chap George, but he hasn't much head for business.

He lacks the grip of the old man.

Where's he to-night ?" "He got home so late that he wasn't ready for dinner.