am writing to a gentleman; but if they knew it they too would send their love. For my own part I must confine myself to kind remembrance. Believe me, Yours faithfully, Judith Hayes. P. S.--By the way, I forgot to say that the first contingent will after a few days in London go on to Cumberland or Westmoreland--I know it is the “Lake” country! Athlyne read the letter eagerly; but when he had finished he dropped it impatiently. There was not a thing in it that he wanted to know--not once the name he wanted to see. He sat for a while thinking; then he took it up again saying to himself: “She’s no fool; it must have taken her some pains to say so little.” As he read it the second time, more carefully this time and not merely looking for what he wished to find, the letter told its own story, and in its own way. Then he smiled heartily as he sat thinking it over and commenting to himself: “Not a word about her; not even her name! And yet she must know that it would be of _some_ interest to me to hear of her. I wonder if it would do to run over to Ischia. There seems to be a party of them …” He read over the letter again with a puzzled look, which all at once changed to a smile. “Good old Judy! So that’s it is it! That’s not the first letter Miss Judy has written with a double meaning in it. She hasn’t those fine eyes and that quick wit for nothing. Why it’s as clever and as secret as that sent to Basing at Pretoria.” For a good while he pondered over it, making notes on the back of the envelope. Then he read these over: “We are at Ischia. “I am writing because I promised. “The habit of personal reticence (that means not saying a thing for yourself) is for both young and old. “Our voyage was dull, no adventure, no meeting any one like you. “Mrs. Ogilvie and Judy remain at Ischia some weeks. “Colonel Ogilvie doesn’t like going alone and goes to the Lake County (who is to be with him but Joy?) “He wants to go motoring (seems more in this--think it over). _The rest of us_--(that can only mean Joy) are looking forward to meeting friends in England--(that proves she is going with her father). “Let me know where you will be during the coming weeks. “My brother’s section of our party--(He and Joy)--leave here next week. “I haven’t told Mrs. Ogilvie _or most of the rest of us_ (Besides Mrs. O. there are only two so that _most_ of them must mean the bigger--that is Colonel Ogilvie--she has not told that one of the two--then she _has_ told the other. And the other is Joy!) “If any of those kept in ignorance knew they _too_ would send their love! “‘_Too!_’ Then one does. Judy sends her own ‘kind remembrance.’ The only other one, Joy, sends her love--to me. “Joy sends her love to me!”