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Edith laughed in spite Of herself.
"Well," he said, taking up the matter in
business like way, "Do you love Mr.. Lor
ingg% r o,,o,, ,,o,,o, 70, . ~, no
in just the way you mean," she replied
looking down, "but like him. l imagine
I shall never like any one better, and
it's pleasant to think needn't be poor
music teacher all my life. There despise
me all you please"
"Of course, if you marry him, you and
cannot then be the friends we have been.''
Dick did not speak for several moments.
and Edith was wondering if his contempt
was too great for words, when he began
She started. II don't see why"
"Would you care to have your husband
and another lady such friends as you and I
have been? Hardly think"
She did not reply to this, but rising after
a little silence, said, "Good night, Dick, y
and left the room.
!, The young man looked after her with a
variety of expressions as he twirled his
blond mustache refectively.
"What Ounce I have been," he solilO-
quized, mot to know that somebody would
be falling in love with her sooner or later,
"And so," after pause, "she thinks she
will never like anyone better, does she ~
He continued in this way for while and
by the time he had finished, found out
something about himself that surprised him
quite as much as what he had heard about
Edith. The next morning as he was stand
ing before breakfast, at a window, looking on
the street, he was struck by the sight OF
Edith, evidently out for walk. 1t was not
yet eight O'Clock, and this young lady not be-
ing remarkable for early rising, it was no
wonder he was surprised, but when he saw
hot How Il 70 1affa,. hnv of tho
street corner he began to understand.
AS she returned and entered the room
where he stood, he did not turn from the
window till she came up to him, and said,
81 have decided, Dick"
He turned then. "Shall I congratulate
you ?'' he asked.
eyes," snilingly, and then in a lower
tone, II have decided that care more for
your friendship than his love-"
After this, all seemed to 60 on as before,
and one day in February, Edith, having
been out all the morning, came home look
ing unusually tired. Her sister remarked
"Only the same story over once more in
my case" the girl returned. eff pupil
gets along nicely, it is all their wonderful
talent, but if they don't learn readily, the
teacher is to blame. Now there is Bertha
Williams-who by-the-Way, can't be taught
anything-told me to-day that she was Sc
sorry to lose so agreeable a teacher, but Pa
thought as she would sometime take lessons
from Prof Karl, it would be as we'll to
change now, and Lu Davis will take of him
if Bertha does, so there are two of my pu-
pills gone," and Edith held up two fingers,
looking mournfully at them as if she never
expected to see them again. A little later,
Dick, who had been present during this re-
Nil ol oclyaI &c che would hn fno fira1 tn lie.
ten to the symphony Orchestra that eve
ming, and if his going had been anything of
a hardship-which was far from being the
case-he would have felt amply repaid by
Edith's changed appearance.
AS they were leaving the concert room
after the evenings entertainment, two
young girls passed near them, and Dick
overheard the remarks, "There is Dick
Raymond with Edith Garland again. [
wonder if they are engaged"
Probably" returned the other, "or if
not they -
The remainder of the sentence was lost,
but the young man looked down at his COM
panion to see if she too had heard, and by
her flushed cheeks was sure she had. She
saw his questioning glance, however, and
answered as though he had spoken, "Never
mind them, they don't understand"
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after this, when, as Edith and Dick had
been conversing on different subjects, the
latter said with sudden change of tone,
"You remember Edith of the agreement we
made that should anything of love come to
either of US, we would tell the other; you
have kept your part of the promise, and
now l have something to tell"
If he had observed that he confidently
expected to be the next President of the
United States, Edith would hardly have
been more surprised.
"Dick Raymond" she said slowly, "do
you mean-that you are-in love-"
eyes, if you like to put it that way" he
said, apparently enjoying her surprise:
'Well?" she exclaimed, 81 did think l
knew one sensible man, but they are all
aliken'
AS she seemed to be addressing the CEN
reply, but after pause he said, 81 am sorry
to lower myself in your opinion, but the
lady love is no common person, She"
"There !" Edith broke in. "You can leave
me to imagine the rest, for have heard how
people in your condition usually talk, and"
"Will therefore save me from sinking
lower in your esteem than [ already am.
Thank you," finished Dick.
There was silence for several minutes till
he spoke again. "May l tell you who she
is, Edith ?" he asked.
This disturbed young lady wondered in
stinctively if he spoke in that tone when adj
dressing that uncommon person., but before
she had time to reply, Mrs. Garland entered
the room, and SO interrupted their cOnver-
SatiOn.
At an earlier hour than usual, Edith made
some excuse and went to her room. AS she
stood brushing her dark hair, she paused
suddenly, and looking severely at her reflec-
tion in the mirror, exclaimed softly, Edith
Garland, what do you mean! Is it possible
you care so much more for him than he
does for you ?" And then thinking of what
she had said, "How foolish, how like q
child l acted,' she thought, her eyes filling
with tears of vexation or something else.
But she would be different when she saw
him again. And the following morning
she seemed so much like her usual self, that
Dick was surprised if not a little Disappointed.
There was no opportunity OF resumlng
their conversation till late in the afternoon
when, as Edith was walking slowly home
ward, Dick overlook her, and they went on
together, speaking little at first, and they
had nearly reached their own door when he
said, 1--WE were interrupted last evening,
shall I finish now what have to tell you ?'
''Certainly," was the answer, "your friend
is interested of course" adding that If he
had found something better than friendship
he was fortunate, but she-naturally-should
miss her friend. They had reached the
door, but by a tacit agreement paused be-
fore entering, while Dick returned, II, too,
should be sorry to give up my friend II it
were not for the hope of gaining something
better"
How unlike him, how almost cruel this
sounded! But he should not know that
she cared, and with an effort at her old tone
she said, won't you tell me who she is?"
If it had been light enough to have seen
his face she would not have put the QueS-