sheriff, Herb Marshall, a Republican whom I liked, kept

and mind, richer than all the glories of Rome; and so when he left the

party that night, he had lost it completely to the young lady. The

house of the naval officer's widow was the one most constantly visited

by Mr. Alfred, the sculptor. It was soon understood that his visits

were not intended for that lady, though they were the persons who kept

up the conversation. He came for the sake of the daughter. They called

her Kaela. Her name was really Karen Malena, and these two names had

been contracted into the one name Kaela. She was really beautiful; but