sie wants to know could you eat something more, mother
dear?" explained Eva, seeing a puzzled look on her mother's face.

"Oh, no! that excellent broth fully satisfied my appetite," replied
Laura. "Go and get your supper, Eva, child, but come back when you have
finished; for we have been so long separated that now I can hardly bear
to have you out of my sight."

"Oh, mother, how sweet to hear you say that!" exclaimed Evelyn, bending
down to bestow another ardent caress upon her newly restored parent.
"Indeed, I shall not stay away a moment longer than necessary."

The new arrival and her sad condition were the principal topics of
conversation at the table.

"I am so glad we have such a good doctor in Cousin Arthur," said Evelyn.
"I hope he can cure mamma's cough. I wish the weather was such that we
could reasonably ask him to come and see her to-night," she added with a
sigh.

"Yes," said her uncle, "but as it is so bad I think we will just give
him a full account of her symptoms and ask his advice through the
telephone. Then he will tell us what would better be done to-night, and
call in to see her to-morrow morning."

The ladies all agreed that that would be the better plan and it was
presently carried out. The doctor would have come at once, in spite of
the storm, had it seemed necessary, but from the account given he deemed
it not so.

"I will come directly after breakfast to-morrow morning," he concluded,
after giving his advice in regard to what should be done immediately.

"That is satisfactory; and now I will go at once to mamma and carry out
his directions for to-night," said Evelyn.

"Remembering that we are all ready to assist in any and every possible
way," added her uncle, smiling kindly upon her.

"Yes, indeed!" said Grandma Elsie; "and you must not hesitate to call
upon me if you need help."

"No, no, mother dear. I put my veto upon that!" exclaimed Mrs. Leland.
"You are not a really old-looking woman yet, but are not as vigorous as
you were some years ago, and I cannot afford to let you run any risk of
diminishing your stock of health and strength by loss of sleep or
over-exertion. Call upon me, Eva, should you need any assistance."

"Very well, daughter, I shall not insist upon the privilege of losing
sleep," returned Grandma Elsie with a smile, "but may perhaps be
permitted to make myself slightly useful during the day."

"Yes, slightly, mother dear, and at such time as you would not be