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gracious, I've seen you before, haven't

gracious, We seen you peiore maven
II"
I'm not aware that ever had the
honor" said Harry.
"Well, I know yonr face anyhow"
She was looking at him and search
ing her memory. you're not at the
halls, are you?"
mo, I'm not at the halls
"Well, / do know. your face. Why,
YES. I've seen your face in the pa
pers. | shall get it in minute. now.
Don't you tell me-" She studied him
with determination. Harry ate away
in contented amusement. Yes, you're
the man who--why, yes, you're Iris
tram!"
That's right. I'm Tristram.'
well, to think of that! Meeting
you Well, shall have something to
tell the girls. Why, a friend of mine
wrote down to the country, special,
for your photo
THAT must have proved disap.
pointment, I'm afraid. The romance
was better than the hero
you may say romance" she con-
ceded heartily. "To be lord and"
she leaned forward. 81 say, how do
JOu SCI youI nv LIE INV
Gone into the building trade" he
answered.
You surprise mel" The observa-
tion was evidently meant to be ex-
tremely civil. But there, it isn't so
much what your job is as having some
job. That's what l say"
Il wish l always said and thought
things as sensible" and he took cour-
age to offer her another glass of lager.
She accepted with slight recrudes-
cence of primness, but her eyes did
not leave him now. II never did," he
heard her murmur as she raised her
glass. We'll, here's luck to you sir!
Tie had been a lord, even if he were
now a builder.) You did the straight
thing in the end
"What?" asked Harry, little start.
led.
We'll, some did say as you'd known
it all along. Oh, / don't say so. Some
did"
Harry began to laugh. ut doesn't
matter, does it, if did the straight
thing in the end?"
'I'm sure, as l shouldn't blame you
if you had been bit tempted.
know what that is. Well, sir, I'll say
good evening"
Good evening, miss, and thank you
very much" said Harry, rising as she
rose. His manner had it's old touch
of loneliness. His friends criticised
that sometimes; this young lady evi
IDENTIFY approved.
you've no cause to thank me-" she
said with an admiring look
I I,
lieve l wanted somebody to remind
me that ] had done the straight thing
in' the end, and I'm much obliged tc
you for doing it,
Well, shall have something to tel
the girls!" she said again in wonder
ing tones, as she nodded to him and
turned slowly away.
Harry was comforted The stress
of his pain was past. He sat on over
his simple meal in leisurely, com
Portable fashion.
He gained his rooms A letter lay
waiting for him on the table. HI
opened it and found that it was from
Nina Zabriska.
1 We are back here" she wrote. g
am staying at sBlent till my uncle
comes down. | must write and sa,
| goodby to you. | daresay we shall
never meet again, OF merely by
chance | am very unhappy about il
all, but with two people like Cecily
and you nothing else could have hap
pened. | see that now, and l am no
going to try to Interfere any more.
shan't ask you to forgive me for in
terfering because you've made the re
suits quite enough punishment TO
anything did wrong. And now Cecil,
goes about looking just like you
| hard and proud and grim; and She;
begun to move things about and alte
arrangements at Blent. That's VIVA
brings 1T home to me most of all
| cAnd to me- interposed Harry. as b,
read. If was the sort of woman
you think me, should go on writin,
to you. But | shan't write again. In
going to stay at Merton through tn,
winter, and since you won't com,
here, this is the last of me for lon,
time. anyhow. o, you Tristrams
| Goodby. Nina Zabriska."
Poor little Imp" said Harry
She's very good sort. And sh
seems about right. It's the end of ey
erything.' He paused and locke,
round. Except of these rooms-an,
my work-and, well, life at large. yo1
know He laughed in the sudden re
alization of how much was left afte
there was an end of all-life to b
lived, work to be done, enjoyments t
be won.
But | don't believe he said t
himself, slowly smiling, that
should ever have come to understan
that or to fulfill it unless l had-wha
did the girl say? done the straigb
thing in the end, and come out G
Blent Well, old Blent. goodby." H
crumpled up Mina's letter and finn
it into the CRATE.
The. maid servant opened the 900
Two gentlemen to see you, SIR" sh
! said.
20, say I'm busy" he began.
, We must see you, please" insis
ed Mr.. Jenkinson Neeld with unusut
! firmness. He turned to the man wit
, him, saying: Here is Mr.. Tristran
Col. Edge"
CHAPTER XIV.
v There's the Lady, Too!
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