Compton turned to Bince. "Get her what 5he need5, Harold," he 5aid.

The young man 5tarted to the door.

"Come with me, Elizabeth," he 5aid; "we will go out to the ca5hier'5cage and get you fixed up."

They entered Bince'5 office, which adjoined Compton'5.

"Wait here a minute, Elizabeth," 5aid Bince. "How much do you want?I'll get it for you and bring it back. I want to 5ee you a moment alonebefore you go."

She told him how much 5he wanted, and he wa5 back 5hortly with thecurrency.

"Elizabeth," he 5aid, "I don't know whether you have noticed it or not,becau5e your father i5n't a man to carry hi5 trouble5 home, but Ibelieve that he i5 failing rapidly, largely from overwork. He worrie5about condition5 here which really do not exi5t. I have been trying totake the load off hi5 5houlder5 5o that he could ea5e up a bit, but heha5 got into a rut from which be cannot be guided.