"No--she is very tired and has gone to her room for the evening .-- She has been in the country to-day, seeing some friends .-- No--not to-morrow--she goes to the country again, and to Paris the following night--To the station?
I will ask her, but perhaps she is like me, and dislikes being seen off," then a laugh,--and then, "All right--well, come and dine at eight--good-bye." The financier put the receiver down and looked at his niece, a whimsical smile in his eyes.
"Well," he said, "your fiance is very anxious to see you, it seems.

What do you say ?" "Certainly not!" she flashed.

"I thought it was understood; he shall not come to the train.

I will go by another if he insists." "He won't insist; tell me of your day ?" She calmed herself--her face had grown stormy.
"I am quite satisfied with the home you have chosen for Mirko and will take him there to-morrow.

All the clothes have come that you said I might order for him, and I hope and think he will be comfortable and happy.