l bring another suit against him for breach of
promise."

Julia was looking thoughtfully into space. "I believe," she said, at last,
"that we may find out that Jewel has been a missionary here."

"She's given father a brand new heart," returned Harry promptly. "That's
plain."

"Let us not say a word to the child about the plan for her and me to stay,"
said Julia. "Let us leave it all for Mr. Evringham."

"All right; only he won't think you're much pleased with the idea."

"I'm not," returned the other, smiling. "I'm a little dazed; but if he was
the man he appeared to be the day we left Jewel with him, and she has loved
him into being a happier and better man, it may be a matter of duty for us
not to deprive him of her at once. I'll try to resign myself to the role of
necessary baggage, and even try to conceal from him the fact that I know my
place."

"Oh, my girl, you'll have him captured in a week, and Jewel will have a
rival. You have the same knack she has for making the indifferent
different."

At this juncture the housekeeper came back into the hall.

"Well, Mrs. Forbes," said Harry, rising, "that was rather amusing important
business Jewel had with my father."

The housekeeper held up her hands and shook her head. "Such lovers, sir,"
she responded. "Such lovers! Whatever he's going to do without her is more
than I know."

"Why, it's a big change come over father, to be fond of children," returned
the young man, openly perplexed.

"_Children!_" repeated the housekeeper. "If you suppose, Mr. Harry, that
Jewel is any common child, you must have had a wonderful experience."

Her impressive, almost solemn manner, sobered the father's mood. "What she
is, is the result of what her mother has taught her," he returned.

"Not one of us wanted her when she came," said the housekeeper, looking
from one to the other of the young couple standing before her. "Not one
person in the house was half civil to her." Julia's hand tightened on her
husband's arm. "I didn't want anybody troubling Mr. Evringham. People
called him a hard, cold, selfish man; but I knew his trials, yes, Mr.
Harry, you know I knew them. He was my employer and it was my business to
make him comfortable, and I hated that dear little girl because I'd made up
my mind that she'd upset him. Well, Jewel didn't know anything about hate,
not enough to know it when she saw it. She just loved us all, through thick
and thin, and you'll have to wait till yo