Asitwas，heplayedatbeinganarchitect——andsucceededinbeingacharmingfellow。
MysisterJessicaneverlostanopportunityoflaughingathisendeavorsasanarchitect。
\"Youcanbuildanenchantingvilla，butwhatwouldyoudowithacathedral？\"
\"Ishallneverhaveachanceatacathe-
dral，\"hewouldreply。\"And，besides，italwaysseemstomesomaterialandsoim-
pertinenttobuildalittlestructureofstoneandwoodinwhichtoworshipGod!\"
Youseewhathewaslike？Hewasfrivo-
lous，yetonecouldnevertellwhenhewouldbecomeeloquentlyearnest。
BrainardwentoffsuddenlyWestwardoneday。IsuspectedthatJessicawasatthebottomofit，butIaskednoquestions；andIdidnothearfromhimformonths。ThenI
gotaletterfromColorado。
\"Ihavemarriedamountainwoman，\"hewrote。\"Noneofyourpunybreedofmodernfemininity，butaremnantleftoverfromtheheroicages，——aprimitivewoman，grandandvastofspirit，capableoftrueandsteadfastwifehood。Nosophistryabouther；noknowledgeeventhatthereissophistry。
Heavens!man，doyouremembertheron-
deauxandtrioletsIusedtowritetothoseprettycreaturesbackEast？ItwouldtakeaSagamanoftheoldNorselandtowriteformymountainwoman。IfIwereanartist，Iwouldpaintherwiththenorthstarinherlocksandherfeetonpurplecloud。
IsupposeyouareatthePier。Iknowyouusuallyareatthisseason。Atanyrate，I
shalldirectthisletterthither，andwillfollowcloseafterit。Iwantmywifetoseesome-
thingoflife。AndIwanthertomeetyoursister。”
\"Dearme!\"criedJessica，whenIreadthelettertoher；\"Idon\'tknowthatIcaretomeetanythingquitesogiganticasthatmountainwoman。I\'moneofthepunybreedofmodernfemininity，youknow。Idon\'tthinkmynervescanstandtheencounter。”
\"Why，Jessica!\"Iprotested。Sheblushedalittle。
\"Don\'tthinkbadofme，Victor。But，yousee，I\'vealittlescrap-bookofthosetrioletsupstairs。”Thensheburstintoapealofirresistiblelaughter。\"I\'mnotlaughingbecauseIampiqued，\"shesaidfrankly。
\"Thoughanyonewilladmitthatitisratherirritatingtohaveamanwholeftyouinablastedconditionrecoverwithsuchextraordinarypromptness。Asaphi-
lanthropist，oneofcourserejoices，butasawoman，Victor，itmustbeadmittedthatonehasarighttofeelannoyed。But，honestly，Iamnotungenerous，andIamgoingtodohimafavor。Ishallwrite，andurgehimnottobringhiswifehere。Aprimitivewoman，withthenorthstarinherhair，wouldlookwelldownthereintheCasinoeatingapineappleice，wouldn\'tshe？It\'sallverywelltohaveasoul，youknow；butitwon\'tkeepyoufromlookinglikeaguyamongwomenwhohavegooddressmakers。
Ishudderatthethoughtofwhatthepoorthingwillsufferifhebringsherhere。”
Jessicawrote，asshesaidshewould；but，forallthat，afortnightlatershewaswalkingdownthewharfwiththe\"mountainwoman，\"
andIwassaunteringbesideLeroy。AtdinnerJessicagavemenochancetotalkwithourfriend\'swife，andIonlycaughtthequietcontraltotonesofhervoicenowandthencontrastingwithJessica\'svivacioussoprano。Adrizzlingraincameupfromtheeastwithnightfall。Littlegroupsofshiveringmenandwomensataboutintheparlorsatthecard-tables，andoneblondwomansanglovesongs。TheBrainardsweretiredwiththeirjourney，andleftusearly。Whentheyweregone，Jessicaburstintoeulogy。
\"Thatisthefirstwoman，\"shedeclared，\"Ievermetwhowouldmakeafitheroineforabook。”
\"Thenyouwillnotfeelunderobligationstoeducateher，asyouinsinuatedtheotherday？\"
\"Educateher!IonlyhopeshewillhelpmetounlearnsomeofthethingsI
know。Ineversawsuchsimplicity。Itisantique!\"
\"You\'resureit\'snotmerevacuity？\"
\"Victor!Howcanyou？Butyouhaven\'ttalkedwithher。Youmustto-morrow。
Good-night。”Shegathereduphertrail-
ingskirtsandstarteddownthecorridor。
Suddenlysheturnedback。\"ForHeaven\'ssake!\"shewhispered，inanawedtone，\"Ineverevennoticedwhatshehadon!\"
Thenextmorningearlywemadeuparidingparty，andIrodewithMrs。Brainard。
ShewasastallasI，andsatinhersaddleasifquiteunconsciousofheranimal。Theroadstretchedhardandinvitingunderourhorses\'feet。Thewindsmelledsalt。Theskywasraggedwithgraymassesofcloudscuddingacrosstheblue。Iwasbeginningtoglowwithexhilaration，whensuddenlymycompaniondrewinherhorse。
\"Ifyoudonotmind，wewillgoback，\"
shesaid。
Hertonewasdejected。Ithoughtshewastired。
\"Oh，no!\"sheprotested，whenIapolo-
gizedformythoughtlessnessinbringinghersofar。\"I\'mnottired。Icanrideallday。
WhereIcomefrom，wehavetorideifwewanttogoanywhere；butherethereseemstobenoparticularplaceto——toreach。”
\"Areyousoutilitarian？\"Iasked，laugh-
ingly。\"Mustyoualwayshavesomereasonforeverythingyoudo？Idosomanythingsjustforthemerepleasureofdoingthem，I\'mafraidyouwillhaveaverypooropinionofme。”
\"ThatisnotwhatImean，\"shesaid，flushing，andturningherlargegrayeyesonme。\"YoumustnotthinkIhaveareasonforeverythingIdo。”Shewasveryearnest，anditwasevidentthatshewasunacquaintedwiththeartofmakingconversation。\"ButwhatImean，\"shewenton，\"isthatthereisnoplace——noend——toreach。”Shelookedbackoverhershouldertowardthewest，wherethetreesmarkedtheskyline，andanexpressionoflossanddissatisfactioncameoverherface。\"Yousee，\"shesaid，apolo-
getically，\"I\'musedtodifferentthings——tothemountains。IhaveneverbeenwhereI
couldnotseethembeforeinmylife。”
\"Ah，Isee!Isupposeitisoddtolookupandfindthemnotthere。”
\"It\'slikebeinglost，thisnothavingany-
thingaroundyou。Atleast，Imean，\"shecontinuedslowly，asifherthoughtcouldnoteasilyputitselfinwords，——\"Imeanitseemsasifapartoftheworldhadbeentakendown。Itmakesyoufeellonesome，asifyouwerelivingaftertheworldhadbeguntodie。”
\"You\'llgetusedtoitinafewdays。Itseemsverybeautifultomehere。Andthenyouwillhavesomuchlifetodivertyou。”
\"Life？Butthereisalwaysthatevery-
where。”
\"Imeanmenandwomen。”
\"Oh!Still，Iamnotusedtothem。I
thinkImightbenot——notveryhappywiththem。Theymightthinkmequeer。I
thinkIwouldliketoshowyoursisterthemountains。”
\"Shehasseenthemoften。”
\"Oh，shetoldme。ButIdon\'tmeanthoseprettygreenhillssuchaswesawcom-
inghere。Theyarenotlikemymountains。
Ilikemountainsthatgobeyondtheclouds，withterribleshadowsinthehollows，andbeltsofsnowlyinginthegorgeswherethesuncannotreach，andthesnowisblueinthesunshine，orshiningtillyouthinkitissilver，andthemistsowonderfulallaboutit，changingeachmomentanddriftingupanddown，thatyoucannottellwhatnametogivethecolors。ThesemountainsofyourshereintheEastaresoquiet；mineareshoutingallthetime，withthepinesandtherivers。Theechoesaresoloudinthevalleythatsometimes，whenthewindisrising，wecanhardlyhearamantalkunlessheraiseshisvoice。TherearefourcataractsnearwhereIlive，andtheyallhavedifferentvoices，justaspeopledo；andoneofthemishappy——alittlewhitecataract——anditfallswherethesunshinesearliest，andtillnightitisshining。Buttheothersonlygetthesunnowandthen，andtheyaremorenoisyandcruel。Oneofthemisalwaysintheshadow，andthewaterlooksblack。Thatispartlybecausetherocksallunderneathitareblack。Itfallsdowntwentygreatledgesinagorgewithblacksides，andawhitemistdancesalloveritateveryleap。
Itellfatherthemististheghostofthewaters。Nomanevergoesthere；itistoocold。Thechillstrikesthroughone，andmakesyourheartfeelasifyouweredying。
Butalldownthesideofthemountain，towardthesouthandthewest，thesunshinesonthegraniteanddrawslongpointsoflightoutofit。Fathertellsmesoldiersmarchinglookthatwaywhenthesunstrikesontheirbayonets。ThosearethekindofmountainsImean，Mr。Grant。”
Shewaslookingatmewithherfacetrans-
figured，asifit，likethemountainsshetoldmeof，hadbeenlyinginshadow，andwait-
ingforthedazzlingdawn。
\"Ihadaterribledreamonce，\"shewenton；\"themostterribledreameverIhad。
Idreamtthatthemountainshadallbeentakendown，andthatIstoodonaplaintowhichtherewasnoend。Theskywasburn-
ingup，andthegrassscorchedbrownfromtheheat，anditwastwistingasifitwereinpain。Andanimals，butnootherpersonsavemyself，onlywildthings，werecrouch-
ingandlookingupatthatsky。Theycouldnotrunbecausetherewasnoplacetowhichtogo。”
\"Youwerehavingavisionofthelastman，\"Isaid。\"Iwondermyselfsometimeswhetherthisoldglobeofoursisgoingtocollapsesuddenlyandtakeuswithher，orwhetherwewilldisappearthroughslowdisastrousagesoffightingandcrushing，withhungerandblighttohelpustotheend。Andthen，atthelast，perhaps，somelucklessfellow，strongerthantherest，willstandamidtheribsoftherottingearthandgomad。”
Thewoman\'seyeswerefixedonme，largeandluminous。\"Yes，\"shesaid；\"hewouldgomadfromthelonesomenessofit。
HewouldbeafraidtobeleftalonelikethatwithGod。NoonewouldwanttobetakenintoGod\'ssecrets。”
\"Andourlastman，\"Iwenton，\"wouldhavetostandthereonthatswayingwrecktilleventhesoundofthecrumblingearthceased。Andhewouldtrytofindavoiceandwouldfail，becausesilencewouldhavecomeagain。Andthenthelightwouldgoout——\"
Theshudderthatcreptoverhermademestop，ashamedofmyself。
\"Youtalklikefather，\"shesaid，withalong-drawnbreath。Thenshelookedupsuddenlyatthesunshiningthroughariftinthoserecklessgrayclouds，andputoutonehandasiftogetitfulloftheheadlongrollickingbreeze。\"Buttheearthisnotdying，\"shecried。\"Itiswellandstrong，anditlikestogoroundandroundamongalltheotherworlds。Itlikesthesunandmoon；theyareallgoodfriends；anditlikesthepeoplewholiveonit。Maybeitistheyinsteadofthefirewithinwhokeepitwarm；ormaybeitiswarmjustfromalwaysgoing，aswearewhenwerun。Weareyoung，youandI，Mr。Grant，andLeroy，andyourbeautifulsister，andtheworldisyoungtoo!\"Thenshelaughedastrongsplendidlaugh，whichhadneverhadthejoytakenoutofitwithdrawing-roomre-
strictions；andIlaughedtoo，andfeltthatwehadbecomeverygoodcompanionsindeed，andfoundmyselfwarmingtothejoyofcompanionshipasIhadnotsinceI
wasaboyatschool。
ThatafternoonthefourofussatatatableintheCasinotogether。TheCasino，aseveryoneknows，isaplacetoamuseyourself。Ifyouhaveaduty，amission，oranaspiration，youdonottakeittherewithyou，itwouldbesoobviouslyoutofplace；
ifpovertyisaheadofyou，youforgetit；ifyouhavebrains，youhastentoconcealthem；
theywouldbeaseriousencumbrance。
Therewasabubblingofconversation，arustleandfluttersuchastherealwaysiswheretherearemanywomen。Alltheplacewasgaywithflowersandwithgownsasbrightastheflowers。Irememberedtheapprehensionsofmysister，andstudiedLeroy\'swifetoseehowshefittedintothishighlycoloredpicture。Shewastheonlywomanintheroomwhoseemedtoweardraperies。Thejauntyslashandcutoffashionableattireweremissinginthelongbrownfoldsofcloththatenvelopedherfigure。IfeltcertainthatevenfromJessica\'sstandpointshecouldnotbecalledaguy。
Picturesqueshemightbe，pastthepointofconvention，butshewasnotridiculous。
\"Judithtakesallthisveryseriously，\"saidLeroy，laughingly。\"IsupposeshewouldtakeevenParisseriously。”
Hiswifesmiledoverathim。\"LeroysaysIammelancholy，\"shesaid，softly；
\"butIamalwaystellinghimthatIamhappy。HethinksIammelancholybe-
causeIdonotlaugh。Igotoutofthewayofitbybeingsomuchalone。Youonlylaughtoletsomeoneelseknowyouarepleased。Whenyouarealonethereisnouseinlaughing。Itwouldbelikeexplain-
ingsomethingtoyourself。”
\"Youareaphilosopher，Judith。Mr。
MaxMü；llerwouldliketoknowyou。”
\"Isheafriendofyours，dear？\"
Leroyblushed，andIsawJessicacurlherlipasshenoticedtheblush。ShelaidherhandonMrs。Brainard\'sarm。
\"Haveyoualwaysbeenverymuchalone？\"sheinquired。
\"Iwasbornontheranch，youknow；
andfatherwasnotfondofleavingit。In-
deed，nowhesayshewillneveragaingooutofsightofit。Butyoucangoalongjourneywithoutdoingthat；foritliesonaplateauinthevalley，anditcanbeseenfromthreedifferentmountainpasses。
Motherdiedthere，andforthatreasonandothers——fatherhashadastrangelife——heneverwantedtogoaway。HebroughtaladyfromPennsylvaniatoteachme。Shehadwonderfullearning，butshedidn\'tmakeverymuchuseofit。IthoughtifI
hadlearningIwouldnotwasteitreadingbooks。Iwoulduseitto——tolivewith。
Fatherhadalibrary，butInevercaredforit。Hewasforeveratbookstoo。Ofcourse，\"shehastenedtoadd，noticingthelookofmortificationdeepenonherhus-
band\'sface，\"Ilikebooksverywellifthereisnothingbetterathand。ButIalwayssaidtoMrs。Windsor——itwasshewhotaughtme——whyreadwhatotherfolkhavebeenthinkingwhenyoucangooutandthinkyourself？Ofcourseoneprefersone\'sownthoughts，justasoneprefersone\'sownranch，orone\'sownfather。”
\"ThenyouaresuretolikeNewYorkwhenyougotheretolive，\"criedJessica；
\"forthereyouwillfindsomethingtomakelifeentertainingallthetime。Nooneneedfallbackonbooksthere。”
\"I\'mnotsure。I\'mafraidtheremustbesuchdreadfulcrowdsofpeople。OfcourseIshouldtrytofeelthattheywerealllikeme，withjustthesamesortoffears，andthatitwasridiculousforustobeafraidofeachother，whenatheartweallmeanttobekind。”
Jessicafairlywrungherhands。\"Hea-
vens!\"shecried。\"IsaidyouwouldlikeNewYork。Iamafraid，mydear，thatitwillbreakyourheart!\"
\"Oh，\"saidMrs。Brainard，withwhatwasmeanttobeagentlejest，\"noonecanbreakmyheartexceptLeroy。Ishouldnotcareenoughaboutanyoneelse，youknow。”
Thecomplimentwasanexquisiteone。
Ifeltthebloodcreeptomyownbraininasortofvicariousrapture，andIavoidedlookingatLeroylestheshoulddisliketohavemeseethehappinesshemustfeel。
Thesimplicityofthewomanseemedtoinvigoratemeasthecoolairofhermoun-
tainsmightifitblewtomeonsomebrightdawn，whenIhadcome，feveredandsickofsoul，fromthecity。
Whenwewerealone，Jessicasaidtome:
\"Thatmanhastoomuchvanity，andhethinksitissensitiveness。Heisgoingtoimaginethathiswifemakeshimsuffer。
There\'snoonesobrutallyselfishasyoursensitiveman。Hewantseveryonetoliveaccordingtohisideas，orheimmediatelybeginssuffering。Thatfriendofyourshasn\'tthecourageofhisconvictions。Heisgoingtobeashamedoftheveryqualitiesthatmadehimlovehiswife。”
Therewasahopthatnightatthehotel，quiteanunusualaffairastoelegance，giveninhonorofawomanfromNewYork，whowroteanovelamonth。
Mrs。Brainardlookedsohappythatnightwhenshecameintheparlor，afterthemusichadbegun，thatIfeltamoisturegatherinmyeyesjustbecauseofthebeautyofherjoy，andtheforcedvivacityofthewomenaboutmeseemedsuddenlycoarseandinsincere。Somewonderfulredstones，brilliantasrubies，glitteredinamongthediaphanousblackdriftingsofherdress。
Sheaskedmeifthestoneswerenotverypretty，andsaidshegatheredtheminoneofhermountainriver-beds。
\"Butthegown？\"Isaid。\"Surely，youdonotgathergownslikethatinriver-beds，orpickthemoffmountain-pines？\"
\"ButyoucangettheminDenver。FatheralwayssenttoDenverformyfinery。HewasveryparticularabouthowIlooked。
Yousee，Iwasallhehad——\"Shebrokeoff，hervoicefaltering。
\"Comeoverbythewindow，\"Isaid，tochangeherthought。\"Ihavesomethingtorepeattoyou。ItisasongofSydneyLanier\'s。IthinkhewasthegreatestpoetthateverlivedinAmerica，thoughnotmanyagreewithme。Butheismydearfriendanyway，thoughheisdead，andI
neversawhim；andIwantyoutohearsomeofhiswords。”
Iledheracrosstoanopenwindow。Thedancerswerewhirlingbyus。Thewaltzwasoneofthosemelancholyoneswhichspeakthespiritofthedancemoreelo-
quentlythananymerrymelodycan。Thesoundoftheseaboomingbeyondinthedarknesscametous，andlongpathsoflight，nowred，nowgreen，stretchedtowardthedistantlight-house。ThesewerethelinesIrepeated:——
\"Whatheartache——ne\'erahill!
Inexorable，vapid，vague，andchillThedrearsandlevelsdrainmyspiritlow。
Withonepoorwordtheytellmealltheyknow；
Whereattheirstupidtongues，toteasemypain，Dodrawlito\'erando\'eragain。
TheyhurtmyheartwithgriefsIcannotname；
Alwaysthesame——thesame。”
ButIgotnofurther。Ifeltmyselfmovedwithasortofpassionwhichdidnotseemtocomefromwithin，buttobecommunicatedtomefromher。Acertainunfamiliarhap-
pinessprickedthroughwithpainthrilledme，andIheardherwhispering，——
\"Donotgoon，donotgoon!Icannotstanditto-night!\"
\"Hush，\"Iwhisperedback；\"comeoutforamoment!\"Westoleintotheduskwithout，andstoodtheretrembling。I
swayedwithheremotion。Therewasalongsilence。Thenshesaid:\"Fathermaybewalkingalonenowbytheblackcataract。
Thatiswherehegoeswhenheissad。I
canseehowlonelyhelooksamongthoselittletwistedpinesthatgrowfromtherock。
Andhewillberememberingalltheeveningswewalkedtheretogether，andallthethingswesaid。”Ididnotanswer。Hereyeswerestillonthesea。
\"Whatwasthenameofthemanwhowrotethatverseyoujustsaidtome？\"
Itoldher。
\"Andheisdead？Didtheyburyhiminthemountains？No？IwishIcouldhaveputhimwherehecouldhaveheardthosefourvoicescallingdownthecanyon。”
\"Comebackinthehouse，\"Isaid；\"youmustcome，indeed，\"Isaid，assheshrankfromre-entering。
JessicawasdancinglikeafairywithLe-
roy。Theybothsawusandsmiledaswecamein，andamomentlatertheyjoinedus。
ImademyexcusesandleftmyfriendstoJessica\'scare。Shewasasortofsocialtyrantwherevershewas，andIknewonewordfromherwouldinsurethepopularityofourfriends——notthattheyneededtheinterventionofanyone。Leroyhadbeenasortofdrawing-roompetsincebeforehestoppedwearingknickerbockers。
\"Heisathisbestinadrawing-room，\"
saidJessica，\"becausetherehedealswiththeoryandnotwithaction。Andhehassuchbeautifultheoriesthatthewomen，whoareallidealists，adorehim。”
ThenextmorningIawokewithacon-
victionthatIhadbeenidlingtoolong。I
wentbacktothecityandbrushedthedustfrommydesk。Theneachmorning，I，asJessicaputit，\"formedpublicopinion\"
totheextentofonecolumnadayinthecolumnsofacertainenterprisingmorningjournal。
BrainardsaidIhadtreatedhimshabbilytoleaveupontheheelsofhiscoming。Butamanwhoworksforhisbreadandbuttermustputalimittohisholiday。Itisdif-
ferentwhenyouonlyworktoaddtoyourgeneralpicturesqueness。ThatiswhatI
wroteLeroy，anditwastheunkindestthingIeversaidtohim；andwhyIdiditIdonotknowtothisday。Iwasglad，though，whenhefailedtoanswertheletter。Itgavemeamorereasonableexcuseforfeelingoutofpatiencewithhim。
Thedaysthatfollowedwereverydull。
Itwashardtogetbackintothewayofworking。IwasgladwhenJessicacamehometosetupourlittleestablishmentandtojoinintheautumngayeties。Brainardbroughthiswifetothecitysoonafter，andwenttohousekeepinginanoddsortofaway。
\"Icouldn\'tseeanythingintheplacesavecurios，\"Jessicareported，afterherfirstcallonthem。\"Isupposethereisacooking-
stovesomewhere，andmaybeevenapantrywithpotsinit。ButallIsawwasAlaskatotemsandNavajoblankets。TheyhaveasmanyskinsaroundonthefloorandcouchesaswouldhavesatisfiedanancientBriton。Andeverybodywascallingthere。
YouknowMr。Brainardrunstocuriosinselectinghisfriendsaswellashisfurniture。
Theparlorswerefullthisafternoonofab-
normalpeople，thatistosay，withfolksonereadsabout。Iwastheonlyonetherewhohadn\'tdonesomething。Iguessit\'sbe-
causeIamtoohealthy。”
\"HowdidMrs。Brainardlikesuchamotleycrew？\"
\"Shewaswonderful——perfectlywonder-
ful!Thoseinsultingcreatureswereallstudyingher，andsheknewit。Butherdignitywasperfect，andshelookedasproudasaSiouxchief。Shelistenedtoeveryone，andtheyallthoughthersobright。”
\"Brainardmusthavebeentremendouslyproudofher。”
\"Oh，hewas——ofherandhisChilcatportiè；res。”
Jessicawasthereoften，but——well，Iwasbusy。Atlength，however，Iwasforcedtogo。Jessicarefusedtomakeanyfurtherexcusesforme。Theroomswerefilledwithsmallcelebrities。
\"Wearetheonlynonentities，\"whisperedJessica，asshelookedaround；\"itwillmakeusquitedistinguished。”
Wewenttospeaktoourhostess。Shestoodbesideherhusband，lookingtallerthanever；andherfacewaswhite。Herlongredgownofclingingsilkwassope-
culiarastogiveonetheimpressionthatshewasdressedincharacter。ItwaseasytotellthatitwasoneofLeroy\'sfancies。I
hardlyheardwhatshesaid，butIknowshereproachedmegentlyfornothavingbeentoseethem。Ihadnofurtherwordwithhertillsomeoneledhertothepiano，andshepausedtosay，——
\"Thatpoetyouspokeoftome——theoneyousaidwasafriendofyours——heismyfriendnowtoo，andIhavelearnedtosingsomeofhissongs。Iamgoingtosingonenow。”Sheseemedtohavenotimidityatall，butstoodquietly，withahalfsmile，whileayoungmanwithaRussiannameplayedastrangeminorprelude。Thenshesang，hervoiceawonderfulcontralto，coldattimes，andagainlitupwithgleamsofpas-
sion。Themusicitselfwasfitful，nowfullofjoy，nowtender，andnowsad:
\"Lookoff，dearlove，acrossthesallowsands，Andmarkyonmeetingofthesunandsea，Howlongtheykissinsightofallthelands，Ah!longer，longerwe。”
\"Shehasageniusforfeeling，hasn\'tshe？\"Leroywhisperedtome。
\"Ageniusforfeeling!\"Irepeated，angrily。\"Man，shehasaheartandasoulandabrain，ifthatiswhatyoumean!I
shouldn\'tthinkyouwouldbeabletolookatherfromthestandpointofacritic。”
Leroyshruggedhisshouldersandwentoff。ForamomentIalmosthatedhimfornotfeelingmoreresentful。Ifeltasifheowedittohiswifetotakeoffenceatmyfoolishspeech。
Itwasevidentthatthe\"mountainwoman\"
hadbecomethefashion。Ireadreportsinthepapersaboutheruniquereceptions。I
sawhernameprintedconspicuouslyamongthelistofthosewhoattendedallsortsofdinnersandmusicalesandeveningsamongthesetthataffectedintellectualpursuits。
Shejoinedanumberofwomen\'sclubsofanexclusivekind。
\"Sheisdoingwhateverherhusbandtellsherto，\"saidJessica。\"Why，theotherdayIheardherruininghervoiceon\'Siegfried\'!\"
ButfromdaytodayInoticedadifferenceinher。Shedevelopedaterribleactivity。
Shetookpersonalchargeoftheaffairsofherhouse；sheunitedwithLeroyinkeep-
ingthehousefilledwithguests；shegotontheboardofahospitalforlittlechildren，andspentapartofeverydayamongthecotswherethesuffererslay。NowandthenwhenwespentaquieteveningalonewithherandLeroy，shesewedcontinuallyonlittlewhitenight-gownsforthesepoorbabies。
Sheusedhercarriagetotakethemostex-
