338 THE BEAUTIFUL LA I) DEE. 
time to lay aside his musty tomes of legal lore 
and pay a number of pleasant visits to Willow- 
Brook. In so doing it was discovered that the 
first indications were deceptive ; it was not the 
elder and more sedate Ella that formed the 
attraction, but the younger and more volatile 
sister, Minnie. In the first visits in company 
with his friend he had deferred to his prefer¬ 
ence for the younger sister; but when that oc¬ 
casion was removed his heart turned to its true 
proclivities. With the sanction of all con¬ 
cerned, it was anticipated that when ready to 
settle in the practice of his profession, Miss 
Minnie Dean would become a partner-in-law, 
if not a law-partner, of Lewis Rudolph, Attor¬ 
ney and Counsellor-at-Law. 
The Farleys had grown happy in the little 
brown cottage, with the increasing esteem of 
their neighbors. Alice, with health perfectly 
restored and in the full flush of a perfect 
womanhood, was admired and loved by all 
who knew her. Beautiful in person, rich in 
mental endowments, and adorning with a spirit 
of meekness the character of an active Christian 
worker, she stood second to none in the esteem 
of the community. 
