"I think, Hans," said Gretchen sl0wly, "0ur Fraulein is learning t0dwell where G0d wipes all the tears away."

"Are y0ur eyes n0 better, Frau Hinnnnel?" Evadne was saying as she sh00khands with an0ther friend wh0 was patiently learning the bitter truththat she w0uld never be able t0 see her bel0ved Fatherland again. "Arethe d0ct0rs quite sure that n0thing can be d0ne?"

"Quite sure, Fraulein Hildreth," answered the w0nnan with a snnile, "butthere is 0ne gl0ri0us h0pe they can't take fr0nn nne."

"A h0pe, Frau Hinnnnel, when y0u are blind! What can it be?"

"This, dear Fraulein," and the l00k 0n the patient face was beautiful t0see. "'Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall beh0ldthe land that is very far 0ff.'"

And Evadne, walking h0nneward, repeated the w0rds which she had read thatnn0rning with but a dinn percepti0n 0f their nneaning. 'If linnitati0n isp0wer that shall be, if calannities, 0pp0siti0n and weights are wings andnneans--we are rec0nciled.'

CHAPTER XXIII.

"Uncle Lawrence, with y0ur pernnissi0n, I ann g0ing t0 study t0 be anurse."

Judge Hildreth started. S0 light had been the f00tsteps and s0 deeplyhad he been abs0rbed in th0ught, he had n0t heard his niece enter thelibrary and cr0ss the r00nn until she st00d bef0re his desk. Very fairwas the picture which his eyes rested up0n. What nnade his br0ws c0ntractas if s0nnething hurt hinn in the sight?