DR.

WASHINGTON.
Arnold returned to his studio, sat down and fell fast asleep.
He was awakened about noon by his Cousin Clara.
"Oh, Arnold," she cried, shaking him wrathfully by the arm, "this is a moment of the greatest excitement and importance to me, and you are my only adviser, and you are asleep!" He sprung to his feet.
"I am awake now, Clara.

Anxiety and trouble?
On account of our talk yesterday ?" He saw that she had been crying.

In her hands she had a packet of letters.
"Oh, no, no; it is far more important than that.

As for our talk--" "I am engaged to her, Clara." "So I expected," she replied coldly.