is thickly covered with handsome new villas standing in their limited plots. It is an exceedingly well-to-do community, but not fashionable. Fashion has fled farther from town. "Oakhurst," however, is a survival. It was built and laid out by the first Darius Whittall in the days when "a mansion on the Hudson" was synonymous with everything that was opulent and eminent.
The grounds were of considerable extent. We drove in through beautiful wrought iron gates and past a lodge in the English style.
gravely. "But I can also understand how a woman, married to a man like Whittall, might conceive an honourable love for another man, and still remain true to her marriage vows."
The girl broke into a helpless weeping. Still she stubbornly held her tongue.
At length Mme. Storey said: "Mary, your