a social and pathological problan.

His greatest pleasure, while waiting for his newphew and niece to return, is to go into Central Park, an amuse himself with the children. He always has little toys and eweetmeate in his pockets, and soon becomes a familiar figure among them. The German twins, in the park with me. O'Rourke, are among the childre with whom he plays. Being sall, these children, however, are taken home early, and . 4' 1. ‘Minette, returnjas each evening from work angina! through the park, her own children have always been long since at home.

Minette, herself a lover of children and animals, has noticed the big man from Canada, playing with the children, and has even shyly paused to watch them at play. Dayton, on the otherhand, has daily lingered in the park till late in the after- noon, eagerly looking for the strange, dark eyed young woman, who lingeringly passes the children, and those sympathetic, wistful smile has worked havoc upon Dayton.

one evening, tired from a hard day in the store, and harassed by the discovery that Nora's admirer is a married man, Minette pauses at a bench in the gerk, rand tries to iintxxxxxni think out some may in which she can eave_Norah. Her charming, troubled young face is matched by the Man from Canada, ostensibly absorbed in playing with a couple of children etill lingering in the park. He whispers to one of them. and the child runs over, and pulling at Hinette's hand draws her into the game. They go Round and Round the Mulberyy Bush. Presently laughing like a child, Minette subsides on the beanch and she and the big Man from Canada

look at each other, and smile. Their mutual love for children