nse. "I am glad that you admire her, Beatrice, though I do not see
how one could help it. Won't she tire herself?"

"I will see, father." Bee went to her cousin and touched her gently on
the shoulder.

"Aren't you tired, Adele?"

"I believe that I am," replied Adele, jumping up from the stool. "I saw
that Uncle William was interested and so I kept on."

This was scarcely true. She had played on because she saw that her uncle
enjoyed looking at her. In common with most beauties she was conscious
when she excited admiration.

"You sing very nicely, my dear," was the scientist's comment. For some
reason he appeared more at home with his niece than he did with his
daughter.

"Thank you, uncle," said Adele sweetly. "What are we to do tomorrow,
Bee? Let's go shopping. I want to get a new blue dress. Mamma said that
I could have one."

"I cannot go in the morning," replied Bee, whose mind was made up on
this point. With her mornings with her father she had resolved there
should be no interference. "I help father with his cataloguing then. I
will go in the afternoon, if you wish."

"Then what will become of me?" pouted Adele.

"You shall help us," said Doctor Raymond, pleasantly. "Tomorrow we take
up the life history of 'The Purple Emperor.' It is one of the most
charming of butterflies, and I am sure that you will enjoy it. Beauty
should be drawn by beautiful things," he added graciously.

"Why, of course I'll help," cried Adele, delighted by the compliment.

"There is one call, or errand of mercy rather, that I would like you
girls to make for me," remarked the scientist presently. "This morning
the minister told me that old Rachel was ailing. It would be a graceful
thing for you two to take her some delicacies of some sort. The old
appreciate such attentions. She was a faithful servant of your mother's,
Beatrice. Indeed, she attended her through her last illness."

"I know, father. Uncle Henry said that you wished her looked after, and
that she should not want for anything. He had me to go down to the cabin
every month to see what she needed. I have not been since your return
though. I thought perhaps you would prefer to attend to her yourself."

"I have been once, my daughter, but I can not go tomorrow. If you
girls--"

"Certainly we'll go," cried Adele before Bee could reply. "Let's wear
our gray dresses, Bee, and pretend that we are Sisters of Charity."

"You may wear a gray dress if you wish," remarked