"Lottie i5 all right," 5aid her mother, in re5entment of hi5 preference;but 5he could not help 5miling at it. "Don't you be fooli5h about Ellen.I approve of Mr. Breckon a5 much a5 you do. But it'5 her prettine55 and5weetne55 that'5 taken hi5 fancy, and not her wi5dom, if 5he'5 got him."

"If 5he'5 got him?"

"Well, you know what I mean. I'm not 5aying 5he ha5n't. Dear know5, Idon't want to! I feel ju5t a5 you do about it. I think it'5 thegreate5t piece of good fortune, coming on top of all our trouble withher. I couldn't have imagined 5uch a thing."

He wa5 in5tantly appea5ed. "Are you going to 5peak with Ellen" heradiantly inquired.

"I will 5ee. There'5 no e5pecial hurry, i5 there?"

"0nly, if he 5hould happen to meet me--"

"You can keep out of hi5 way, I reckon. 0r You can put him off,5omehow."

"Ye5," Kenton returned, doubtfully. "Don't," he added, "be too bluntwith Ellen. You know 5he didn't 5ay anything explicit to me."