"Yes, the one who loves Miss Massey." The Eagle Man recovered all his lost color. Watching his terrible expression, both children thought it a blessing that at this critical moment Miss Massey and her relation returned. But, oh, it was not the same Miss Massey, but one who had found the world. Her face was glowing like a girl's and her eyes sparkled and shone; and when she faced her father there was manifest in her aspect a certain courage that in his eyes at least sat strangely upon her. "Father," she cried, "you should be in bed." "What's the meaning of all this?" he shouted, ignoring her soft concern. The new relation came forward. "My dear sir," he began, "I shall have to ask you to refrain from attempting to intimidate the lady who is to be my wife." "Your wife?" exclaimed the Eagle Man turning upon the speaker. "She's my daughter." "Granted," said the man calmly, "and she's also my promised wife." "I shall never give my consent," said the Eagle Man, but his voice had fallen. "Then, father," said delicate, timid little Miss Massey, "I shall marry Robert without your consent." There was a long heavy silence. The baby having found a gold-plated lizard on the hearth was contemplating it with wondering eyes. "Very well," said the Eagle Man at last, trying to speak calmly. "You'll go your own way. Not a cent of mine do you ever get." "I'm glad to hear that," said the man, "for not a cent of yours shall my wife need." Into the breach Suzanna strode. "Oh, but you will need money," she cried as she stood anchoring the baby by means of an extended arm. "When you're married and you have a big family you'll have to pay the rent, and you'll have to dress all the little children, and there'll be insurance week, and something you haven't thought of all the time, and just when you get on your feet, there'll be the doctor at your door and his bill pretty soon." "Exactly," said the Eagle Man, as though by Suzanna's words many of his contentions had been proved. "But we shall be together," said little Miss Massey, as though that beloved truth answered everything. The man had thrown his arms about her and had drawn her quite close, and she looked up into his face with eyes that still shone. Oh, how long she had loved him! And how long had it been since she settled to the realization that though he loved her, he was proud and would not speak. This spoken love she had craved with all her heart; and it had been withheld because he had no money and her father had too much. "Will you tell me your real objection to me?" asked the man with frank directness appealing to the Eagle Man. "For that you have had objections to me I've sensed always." The Eagle Man turned and looked the younger man over, carefully, critically, before answering. Indeed, he was so long about speaking that the children, at least, thought he never meant to speak again.