"Barry darling. I must see you. I'll die if I don't." She sounded so desperate that I looked up helplessly at Mr. Bishop who looked con- cerned.

"Julie . . ." He broke in, "Barry has contracted a skin disease that has slowly been turning his entire body blue. He is in serious condition. There is only one chance for him to live, and that chance would mean that you and Barry could not be married. We called to offer you a chance to help him decide what to do. Could you come out, if I sent my car for you?

“Not marry? . . . But . . . Yes sir . . . Can I come right away? Can I see Barry if I promise to not get hysterical?"

"Julie," he said, “Yes, you can see him, if you'll be standing outside in . . . (he looked at his watch) say ten minutes, my car will pick you up. It's a grey Cadillac. What will you be wearing, so my driver will know you?"

"I'm wearing a black top and white pleated skirt," she answered "and I will be waiting at the front entrance."

There was an exchange of good-byes from each of us, and I sat back with my hands cupping my face. I dreaded Julie knowing the alterna- tives that we had. I hated to face her when Mr. Bishop explained that the only body he had for me was that of a girl, almost twenty.

We sat in complete silence until I heard the outer door to his office open and hurried feminine footsteps. Then my darling Julie, opened the door to see her Barry, blue from face to foot. She was stunned for a minute and then she fell into my arms proclaiming her undying love. For fear of transmitting this blue plague to her, I wouldn't permit her to kiss me. We embraced and finally I persuaded her to sit and listen to Mr. Bishop. With her hand firmly holding my own in her lap, she sat beside me.

"What is this about us not being able to get married, Mr. Bishop," she asked. "Barry and I love each other."

"I'm sure of that young lady," he answered. “It is a dreadful thing to have to say what I did, and it will be just as difficult for me to ex- plain why you and Barry may not marry." He dropped his head as if to think for a moment, and then he continued. “Julie, Barry has contracted