geea (IIE RE had been talk of a

(| journey up the river to cele-
brate the return of Doris
to the sunlight she loved so

— well. But when the day of
- delivery arrived the Visitor was wakened
early by the noise of rain against his win-
dow, and a glance at the low grey sky told
him the expedition must inevitably be post-
poned. For the child’s sake, to whom
sunlight and shadow had been the same
for many long days, he was exceeding
disappointed, and vainly racked his brain
for subtle consolations.

But Doris was well content. ‘“ Even
common things, like the rain, and the grey