A Family Quarrel It chanced that shortly before this liaison was broken off, some troubling information was quite innocently conveyed to Aileen by Stephanie Platow's own mother.

One day Mrs.Platow, in calling on Mrs.
Cowperwood, commented on the fact that Stephanie was gradually improving in her art, that the Garrick Players had experienced a great deal of trouble, and that Stephanie was shortly to appear in a new role--something Chinese.
"That was such a charming set of jade you gave her," she volunteered, genially.

"I only saw it the other day for the first time.

She never told me about it before.

She prizes it so very highly, that I feel as though I ought to thank you myself." Aileen opened her eyes.