know mother may be
intrusted with secrets which you might prefer not to give into my
keeping."

"Certainly that is so, but this is not one of that kind, and you may
listen if you care to," returned Rosie with a light laugh; then she
repeated the item of news just given her mother.

"Ah! I wonder if she does not want an invitation to pay us a visit,"
said Harold.

"Wait," laughed Rosie; "I have not told you all yet. She goes on to
speak of Cousin Arthur as a physician in whom she has great confidence,
and to say that she would like to be in his care for at least a time; so
if we can recommend a good boarding place somewhere in this
neighbourhood she, her husband, and son will come and take possession
for weeks or months; at least until after the wedding."

"By the way," said Harold, "I thought I had heard that Mrs. Croly had
nearly or quite recovered her health while in Europe a few years ago.
You know at the time Will was so nearly drowned they had just returned
from a visit there."

"Yes," replied Rosie; "she had been greatly benefited, but her health
has failed again within the last year or two--so Will has told me. I do
hope she may come here--into this neighbourhood--and that Cousin Arthur
may succeed in helping her very much."

"Yes, I hope so," said Harold. "He will be glad indeed of an opportunity
to make some return for their very liberal treatment of him in
acknowledgment of his service to their son. They feel that they owe that
son's life to Arthur's persistent efforts to resuscitate him when he was
taken from the sea apparently dead."

"Will himself is very grateful to him," said Rosie. "He has told me that
he feels he owes his life to Doctor Arthur and that nothing can ever
fully repay the obligation."

"Yes; he has talked to me in the same strain more than once or twice,"
said Harold. "Now I think of it, I should not be at all surprised if
they would be willing to take the Crolys in at Roselands for a time.
There is a good deal of unoccupied room in the house, and having her
there would enable Arthur to watch the case closely and do everything
possible for her restoration to health."

"Oh, that would be a grand plan!" exclaimed Rosie. "Though perhaps it
would make too much care for our lady cousins--Mary and Marian."

"Well, we won't suggest it," returned Harold, "but just tell Arthur her
wishes--Mrs. Croly's, I mean--and let him give his opinion in regard to
possible boarding places. Would no