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"sweethearting," she said con-

shoulders. "Sweethearting," she said con-
J temptuously. ,.,
faint any sweetheartin' Of mine."
Rosemary broke in angrily Hes only my
cousin and 1 amt niver bin set on him.
He's bin reckonln' to marry me ever since
we went to skule together
Pendlebury. sui with t. at sense of shame
facedness began to retrt It. viii he bother
you AGAIN." he asked. 49,
NO. she saiu, hes r to England in the
morning Twas all because I wouldn't go
with him.
When Rosemary next carried in her tray
she CONFRONTED fury. In the place. of the
distracted, moodily absorbed worker to
Wnom she was accustomed she found a
half-crazed tempestuous person pacing the
room. He turned a face electric-white and
contorted with rage and disappointment on
her. g -
THE fiends take you!" he cried violently
you and your sweethearting. I've lost it
again. I'd just got 1.-THE thing I've been
Shaving for for years. And now it's clean
gone"
Her mien had been downcast her eyes
were still red. But at this unexpected at
tack, so soon as she could recover from her
stark amazement, the red chased once more
to her cheeks. She threw up her head
Iwan't any fault O. NINE" she retorted,
her eyes flashing. you hadn't got any call
to NEEDLE with my affairs. could get shot
il liked"
His excitement having exploded, he be-
gan to calm. You didn't seem to like" he
said, grimly. se-y
"Only fools take things at their face val
ue," she asserted, and, dumping her last
dish on the table, flung out OF the room.
IT Ia known before I went down that
I'd lost 1t, the man muttered, staring after
her. I'D likely have killed him.
For three weeks he worked desperately,
scarcely resting or sleeping. Rosemary min
istered to him in silence which professed
to be offended, but was In reality profound
ly anxious.
you jest see If you're not i'll. she threat
ened him once. I've got no patience with
1t. Anybody 'ud think you was starin mad
If you'd as much sense rs a mouse you'd be
a man and get shaved and ave yer air cut
instead of spendin' all your time DRAWN
lines and squares and things without any
me amin to EN-
Ecnding above his work. he did not seem
tc hear her. But the spasm Of a grim smile
twitched his lips. Powers above! What
great idea seething, simmering in his brain.
forever on the point of ebulliilon, yet lot
boiling.
Then one afternoon she found hinn with
eyes blazing in a white and t.;straugat face.
He sprang upon her as she opened the door
He caught her round the waist and, twirl-
ing her about, kissed her three times on her
cheek. I've got it! I've got it! I've got
it." he shouted aloud.
She tore herself out of his grip. "You
jest let me be, Mr.. Pendlebury." she re-
TUNED, Indignantly. Taint any business
of mine, and I'd thank you t. let NE a.one.
Esr ecially." she added, with a tossing head.
when you haven't got shaved for
month"
''Fooh." he cried. airily; what does 1t
matter? And I've got to kiss somebody. 1t
would have been the same if you'd been the
MacMicking."
For the first time for fortnight he went
out that evening. He returned lnnguid and
PALE. When Rosemary took in his supper
he was sitting at the table. his head in his
hands. He turned a haggard face to her.
Il guess I've eaten my last supper, nc
said, grimly, ''but the Inventions all right.
I've arranged everything with Findlay &
Somers Tell Mrs. MacMicking to have ire
taken to the hospital"
He fell forward insensible
CHAPTER III
He awoke with sense of having oversight
himself Or was 1t that he had just fallen
asleep and his mother had stolen in as she
had often done to kiss him goodnight. He
was sure that somebody had kissed him. He
opened his eyes. and on opening them knew
that his mother and the goodnight kisses
Of his boyhood were things of years ago.
He was in his room at Mrs. MacMicking's
Last night he had perfected his invention
and Findlay & Somers had offered him
hundred thousand dollars for the patent.
He repeated again and again to himself the
fact that he had completed the work of
his life, and that Ffndlay & Sorners had
offered him hundred thousand dollars for
the patent. He waited for the blaze of Joy
and exultation he had always anticipated
when he had dared to look forward to sue
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