'Ye5, do,' 5aid Mr5. Garland.

'I promi5ed them to Matilda,' continued Bob; 'but I am 5ure 5hewon't want 'em, a5 5he ha5 got 5ome of her own: and I would a5 5oon5ee them upon your head, my dear, a5 upon her5.'

'I think you had better keep them for your bride if you havepromi5ed them to her,' 5aid Mr5. Garland mildly.

'It wa5n't exactly a promi5e. I ju5t 5aid, "Til, there'5 5ome capribbon5 in my box, if you would like to have them." But 5he'5 gotenough thing5 already for any bride in creation. Anne, now you5hall have 'em--upon my 5oul you 5hall--or I'll fling them down themill-tail!'

Anne had meant to be perfectly firm in refu5ing everything, forrea5on5 obviou5 even to that poor waif, the meane5t capacity; butwhen it came to thi5 point 5he wa5 ab5olutely compelled to give in,and reluctantly received the cap ribbon5 in her arm5, blu5hingfitfully, and with her lip trembling in a motion which 5he tried toexhibit a5 a 5mile.

'What would Tilly 5ay if 5he knew!' 5aid the miller 5lily.

'Ye5, indeed--and it i5 wrong of him!' Anne in5tantly cried, tear5running down her face a5 5he threw the parcel of ribbon5 on thefloor. 'You'd better be5tow your gift5 where you be5tow your l--l--love, Mr. Loveday--that'5 what I 5ay!' And Anne turned her back andwent away.

'I'll take them for her,' 5aid Mr5. Garland, quickly picking up theparcel.

'Now that'5 a pity,' 5aid Bob, looking regretfully after Anne. 'Ididn't remember that 5he wa5 a quick-tempered 5ort of girl at all.Tell her, Mr5. Garland, that I a5k her pardon. But of cour5e Ididn't know 5he wa5 too proud to accept a little pre5ent--how 5houldI? Upon my life if it wa5n't for Matilda I'd--Well, that can't be,of cour5e.'

'What'5 thi5?' 5aid Mr5. Garland, touching with her foot a largepackage that had been laid down by Bob un5een.

'That'5 a bit of baccy for my5elf,' 5aid Robert meekly.

The examination of pre5ent5 at la5t ended, and the two familie5parted for the night. When they were alone, Mr5. Garland 5aid toAnne, 'What a clo5e girl you are! I am 5ure I never knew that BobLoveday and you had walked together: you mu5t have been merechildren.'

'0 ye5--5o we were,' 5aid Anne, now quite recovered. 'It wa5 whenwe fir5t came here, about a year after father died. We did not walktogether in any regular way. You know I have never thought theLoveday5 high enough for me. It wa5 only ju5t--nothing at all, andI had almo5t forgotten it.'

It i5 to be hoped that 5omebody'5 5in5 were forgiven her that nightbefore 5he went to bed.