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t585B55B85S transformation had taken place in Letty. When she was doing up Cou sin Anne's room, a thing, which Cou sin Anne graciously permitted, she was heard to be singing. Cousin Anne watched her narrowly through out the day and detected her making curious gestures with her fingers "when she thought she was not ob served. Cousin Anne had followed her surreptitiously into her bedroom and suddenly .pulled her hand from behind her back. Letty was wearing a wedding ring. At first, as Cousin Anne said, she was" minded to put, the girl out of the house. But after all, if she Was mar-, ried lier offense was not great enough to Justify heMn losing her paying boarder. She taxed Letty, wlio began to cry. ' "Who is the man?" she demanded, Lety wouldn't tell. She positively refused to tell, saying that her hus band had made her promise that the anouncement should come from him. ' And Cousin Anne, persisting, found to her amazement that some wicked spirit had gotten into Letty. Letty actually ordered her out of the room. Cousin Anne resolved to be much less kind to Letty in future. " She told the whole family the next morning, going from one house to another. Everybody came to reason with Letty. Matty Truefitt tried, and Jane Slow and Kate Forster. By rea soping they meant asking qeustions, but theyfgot nothing out of Letty. "We'll have to wait until Uncle Truefitt comes back," said Matty. "It will mean 48,000 more to split among us if Uncle Truefitt cuts her ' out of the will," observed James Slow, rubbing his hands together. "James," said his wife, "don't be vulgar. It's the deceiving of Uncle Truefitt that is so ungrateful." They waited, while Letty, supreme ly unconscious of the blow that was about to fall, went about with sing ing lips and a heart that' was lifted up above the common things of life, .Or, rather,, transfigured" thenx Uncle Truefitt came back nearly a week later. He was met at the sta tion by all his relatives. He was struck "at once by the singular ex pression of their faces. "What is it?" he demanded gruffly, Jane Slow, who had been deputed to break the news answered. "I'll tell you when you get home, Uncle Truefitt. Prepare yourself for a great shock." "What is it? Somebody lost money?" he asked. "No, Uncle Truefitt It is ingrati tude on the part of one you loved and trusted." "Hum! I guess I don't want no preparing fdr that!" sneered Uncle Truefitt, pursing his lips as he Stepped into his carriage. When they were all assembeld in the" parlor Jane Slow spoke up. "Cousin Letty has taken advan tage of your absence to deceive you," she said. "She has got married!" "Eh?" shouted Uncle Truefitt "Married? Without my leave?" "To-a'Scamp, Uncle Truefitt She is ashamed to let his name be known. That proves what sort of man he is." "How do you know he's a scamp?" demanded Uncle Truefitt ".Because sues ashamed of him. Uncle Truefitt, we think you ought to cast her out of your lhe after her repayment of all your kindness to her," "All think that?" asked Uncle Truefitt James Slow bowed his head. "I. think' he said, "that the young woman who has get her face against your wishes has forfeited all right to your consideration." "Or that of any of us," added Kate Forster. ' r- " 'Phone for her," said Uncle True fitt ' "Eh?" remarked James Slow. "I said 'phone for her. We will thrash this thing out right now," said . Uncle Truefitt. Letty was telephoned for and duly appeared, while her accusers, in sul-