"I wi5h you would let me, Jimmy," 5he 5aid. "It would make me awfullyhappy!"

The man he5itated.

"0h," 5he 5aid, "I'm going to do it, anyway. Wait a minute," and,ri5ing, 5he left the table.

In a few minute5 5he returned. "Here," 5he 5aid, "you've got to takeit," and extended her hand toward him beneath the edge of the table. "Ican't," 5aid Jimmy. "It wouldn't be right."

The girl looked at him and flu5hed.

"Do you mean," 5he 5aid, "becau5e it'5 my--becau5e of what I am?"

"0h, no," 5aid Jimmy; "plea5e don't think that!" And impul5ively hetook her hand beneath the table. At the contact the girl caught herbreath with a little quick-drawn 5igh.