cent "bird had flown. Teecie Ray had limped off to the nursery.

Next morning,*at breakfast, I was introduced to the family. I found them, on the whole, pretty much what 1 had expected. My Cousin George had developed into a pompous portly paterfamilias ; and, in spite of his cool proles'- j sions of pleasure, was evidently very sorry to ace me. The Mamma Rutland just couute '■ nanced me, in a manner Ihe most frigidly po- ;