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feels II very deeply. He would give
worlds to hear some news Of Jack; but

feels II very deeply. He would give
worlds to hear some news Of Jack; but
he won't ask 1t, you know"
Y yes" said Jocelyn, II Understand" q
she saw what was coming, and she de-
sired 1t intensely, while still feeling
afraid--assif they were walking on some
sacred ground and might ut any moment
make a false Step 81.
II should like Sir John to meet you"
said Lady Cantourne, pleasantly. W.ll
you come to tea some afternoona Strange
to say, he asked who you were not half
an hour ago It almost seems like IN
stInct, does it not? L do not believe In
mystic things about spirits and souls
going out to each other, and all that
nonsense; but / believe In instinct. VIII
you come to-morrow? You are here to-
night with Mrs. Sander, are you notF
know her. She will let you come
alone. Five o'clock. YOU Will see my
niece, Milcent She Is engaged TO he
married to Jack Meredith, you know.
That Is why they uuarrelled-the father
and SON. You will find little ditflculty
with her, too. She Is difficult glr !;
! But dare say you Will manage 70 ateli
| her what she wants to know.
yes" said Jocelyn, quietly almost TOO
| quietly, II shall manage s6 "a Il
I Lady Cantournc rose. and SO did y oce-
| lyn. &. .
"You know" she said, looking UP Into
/ the girls face, ut is good action mat
/ is why ask you to do 1t. 1t 1T not Of Of
ten that one has the opportunity q. a..
| Ing a good action, to which even ones
| dearest friend cannot attribute an ute
rior motive! Who Is that man over.
4 there?" EN-
"That is my brother.n'
"I should like to know him; but do
not bring him Tomorrow We Women
are better alone-you understand
With confidential little nod, the great a.
| lady went away to attend to other AZ
! fairs possibly to carry through some
\ more good action OF a safe. nature
| It was plain to Jocelyn that Maurice
/, was looking for some one. He had just
! come, and was making his way through
1.-The crowd. Presently she managed TO
touch his elbow. 81 \,
'C1i, there you are .he reclaimed -
want YOU Come out of this ROOM W
He offered her his arm. and together
they made their way out of the CROWDED
room into smaller apartment where an
amateur rectier was lowering dlsconso-
lately awaiting nm audience.
$"Here." said Maurice, when they were
alone, II have Just had this tele am ss
He handed her the thin white sublna.
rine tclegraph-forlm with Its streaks OF
adhesive text. u. rs
Josep..-returnd- Loango. Meredith bad
Jocelyn drew a deep breath.
$50 that's all right-eh?' said Maurice.
heartily.
Yes answered Jocelyn. that Is all
CHAPTER xxx.
OLD BIRDS.
"Angels call 1t heavenly JOY: III
Internal fortunes tho devils say; lS5 y
And men /? r hey call it--Love.
"By-the- way, dear said Lady Cam
|ttourne to her niece the next fternnon
II have asked a Miss Gordon to come
to tea this afternoon met her last
nisht8at the 4Titzmannerings She lives
in Ioango and knows Jack. ] thought
you might like to know her. she IS en- e.s
eceptionally lady-like and rather pretty.
And stralghtway Miss Millicent I1Sne
we men cannot expect TO unoerstal.u
these small matters--these{ exigenctes. as
a were. If female life But we may he
}nernitted to- note fceby en- passant
through existence that there are occa-
sions when women put on their pest
clothes without the desire to please: And
while M,llicent Chyne was actually az
Il,
other house not 80 far away. was busy
with that beautiful hair of hers, pattins
here, drawing out there, pnning, Poklne,
pressing with all the cunning that her
fingers possessed.
When they met a little later In Lady
Cantourne's uncompromlsingly solid ann
old-fashioned drawing ROOM one may oc
certain that nothing was lost
"My aunt tells me-" began Millicent
at once, with that degagee4 treatment !, OF
certain topics hitherto held sacred which
obtains among yaung folks to-day. that
you know Loango.
ooh yes--1 live there"
And you know Mr.. Meredith"
Eyes. ard Mr.. Oscard also"
There was a little pause while two
politely smiling pairs of eyes probedi e i'e
| other. -,
"she knows something-how much!'
was behind one pair OF eyes.
#"She cannot find out--I am not afrala
| OF her." behind the other
Ava Tadv CantOurne, the prOyerp-al