The bloom on her cheek had faded-itsroundness was gone-thelight of her beautiful eyes was quenched in tears.

There her voice faltered and failed, and for a moment the fire of her eyes was quenched in tears.

Her cheeks were crimson, and there was a light in her eyes that bade fair to be very soon quenched in tears.

But the light of the eyes was totally quenched in tears, and the usually mobile face was veiled by a blank expression of misery.

"I should like to know what you are smiling at," she said, with some curiosity; but the smile was almost immediately quenched in tears.