"I trust it will not withdraw from us the society of Miss Saltonstall," said Garnier, lightly--"at least, that she will not be inconsolable." "She did not seem to be particularly sympathetic with Dr.West the other day," said Captain Carroll, coloring slightly with the recollection of the morning in the summer-house, yet willing, in his hopeless passion, even to share that recollection with his rival.

"Did you not think so, Monsieur Garnier ?" "Very possibly; and, as Miss Saltonstall is quite artless and childlike in the expression of her likes and dislikes," said Raymond, with the faintest touch of irony, "you can judge as well as I can." Garnier parried the thrust lightly.

"You are no kinder to our follies than you are to the grand passions of these gentlemen.

Confess, you frightened them horribly.

You are---what is called--a bear--eh?
You depreciate in the interests of business." Raymond did not at first appear to notice the sarcasm.