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eyes, a little,'' said Gordon.


Gordon AID James were off again.
Gordon was doubled up with merriment,
in which James joined. ~ IN glad to
get behind old Fanny once more,' said
Gordon. c'She's worth two Of that 9th
er animal! Clemency will be glad to
see her again. She felt badly when I
traded her. In fact, I wouldn It have
child cared for the mare. She used to
drive her lot and pet her. think it
will be perfectly safe for you to take
Clemency out driving when there ism It
a moon. Fanny is pretty fast when she
is touched with the whip, and, tho she g
gentle, She hash t much use for stIan-
gers: I don't think she would stand a
stranger at her head. think you may
20 out tonight, if you like. Poor Glenn
team for this afternoon, and Fanny will
be fresh by evening"
James colored. He remembered how
GllemeneY had avoided him that morn
ing; "Perehance she won't care to
uOf course, she will, - said Gordon.
She will go, and I want her to. but
you must always bear in mind what I
told you last night, and he hest
the poor little thing think you are the
moon and sun and stars in case you
should change your mind,'' he finished.
81 shall never change my mind,'
James said hotly.
You will be justified if you do"
Gordon said gravely. "Perhaps you
will not. But you are old enough, and
ought to have self-command enough to
keep: your head, and shield the poor
You have, not known each other very
long. 1t is not possible that she would
die of it now, nor you. If you can only
keep your head, and meander along the
path of love instead of plunging into
bottomless depths, it will be better for
both of you. [ know what I am talk
ing about. I am old enough to be your
father. Go slow, for God s sake, if you
care about the girl.''
"She is the whole world to me,'' said
James.
"Then go slow! It will be better
for her if you are not the whole world
to her, until you know what day may
~ don't care what day brings
forth.'
"You are tempting the gods,' said
Gordon. "Elliot, you don't know what
you are talking about. I am not treat
story, but l don't see my way clear.
You must bear in mind what I say.
| did not think Of any such complica-
ton when you came here. I was fool
not to. I know what young people are,
and Clemency is a darling, and you
have your good points. The amount of
it is, if I don't get stuck by Sam
Tucker in a horse trade, Fate sticks me
in something bigger. I don't see the
close to it that it is like facing the wall
Of precipice all the time. We have to
stop, here. The woman's daughter is
coming down with fever, which will
not kill her, and she will have it to
brag of all her life. She will date all
earthly events from this fever. Whoa,
Fanny!'
That evening James and Clcmency
went out for a drive, it was clear
night, but dark, save for the stars.
Clemency had thick veil over her
face, which seemed entirely unneccs-
sary. Directly as they started, she made
a little Involuntary nesting motion to-
ward the young man at her side. It
was as innocent as the nesting Of a
baby. James .pnt his arm around her.
He thought with indignation of DR..
Gordon s warning, as if anything in
the world could cause him to change
loved him. "You darling!' he whis.
y
ter Of it,
"What do you mean?' Clemeney
whispered back. i"
"Why, dear, you have fairly run
away from me all day long" L
81 was afraid,' Clemencv whis-
pered then she put her head against
his shoulder, and laughed a delicious
little laugh. ~ never was in love be-
fore, and l don't know how to act, y
said she. -
stPut up your veil,'' said James.
"Why?' :. T..
81 want kiss.' 81
Clemency put up her veil obediently
and kissed him like child. Then there
was sudden flash cf light from a
lantern, and a dark form was at the
mare s head: But she was true to: her
masters opinion Of her. She gave a
savage duck at the man and started
NiOleutlY SO that Iames mas foraol