I--she said some things--she is morbid, I tell you--and curiously innocent--in her thoughts--concerning herself and you.

She says she can never marry." "Exactly what did she say to you ?" Kathleen hesitated; the intimacy of the subject left her undecided; then very seriously her pure, clear gaze met his: "She will not marry, for your own sake, and for the sake of any--children.

She has evidently thought it all out....

I must tell you how it is.

There is no use in asking her; she will never consent, Duane, as long as she is afraid of herself.