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right for her. Get in'--with glance
toward the coachman. I'VE are driv-
ing 10 the house now. and Mrs Dimes
will explain to you Then you must
tell Barbara what is to be told Wen
wait outside. and II she wants US wen
come right In II not you must tell
us. and Wen go away again. Don't
you---will you"
Il must tell you good-by." | said.
As | started of across the Square.
Miss Winstanley called after me that
she would send for me later In the
day
But was too impatient to await her
summons. and four o'clock found me
at her door. As | turned In at the
steps. the door opened and Dan came
out, hnrrying down and stopping at
sight OF me to wiring my hand He
was beaming. had not seen him SO
much like his old self in months, and
1t did my heart good. Somehow II
also seemed TO presage we'll for me.
All his buoyancy had returned. and
he was once more the charming. ir.
resistible fellow we all loved.
TEyerything's all right at last Tom,-
he cried. Il don't deserve II, but I'm
down on nay knees giving thanks for
Il, just the same, and II ever he
lowered his voice. looking over my
shoulder at some one who was APP
preaching ever get any Of you
into such muss again. may be
hanged oh, It's been awful, You'll
never know. But les over, thank God!
And now it's up to me to make good.
And that's what I'm going to do. old
man. Who is this COMPOUNDED fellow
coming? ! wanted to talk with yon
minute, but Ill look in after dinner.
II you're to be at home. There's
deal to tell you" and he was on.
An cclesiastical.looking gentleman
mounted the steps with me, inquiring
for the bishop, while i went In to
Miss Winstanley.
She was flushed and smiling and
bright-eyed
did you think ! had forgotten you?
Bless you, no. But there has been
so much to do. We onl, left Barbara
poor child. an hour ago. There were
messages to be sent for her, orders
to countermand, and"
Then she isn't going with him?"
broke In.
oh, did you THINKS It possible
you gave her credit for so little"
III she loved him"
She caught me up sharply. "Of
course she didn't love him. I always
told you that, but you would go on In
your stubborn unbelief in my intui-
tions. you foolish foolish fellow. MY.
but she was gallant, though! She had
me almost bewildered at first; but
the moment she found that she could
have done with all pretense and that
her fancied obligation to Ankony was
at an end. then how she changed! II
was pitiful to see her. One under
stood the terrific strain she has been
under. I'm not pretending to say
whether or not she cares for you, Mr..
Twining for you to find out for
yourself. you know---but think ii Is
only fair to tell you that she never
has cared for Ankony"
Thank Cod ! devoutly murmured.
She patted my arm and made funny
little dabs at her eyes with dot of
handkerchief
She Is going out of town to stay
with some friends until the storm OF
the broken engagement has blown
over, she told me- They 60 to-mor-
row, she and Dan. He win stay with
her fortnight, until she is a little re-
covered, for In spite OF her wonderful
courage and poise. she is tremendous
ly undone by all this"
And is there nothing
Nothing just yet she smiled
Now lei me tell you what Dan and
are going to do You remember that
have some undeveloped mining prop
erty In Montana Experts have given
me good deal Of encouragement over
the right man to put at the head OF
the work And now Dan is to under
take 1t. Oh''--at my glance--''it isn't
a philanthropic scheme The boy
will give me excellent service. II 1t Is
a good thing for him, it's better
thing for me. And I'm to go out with
him to launch the enterprise. I've
no notion OF being in the way when
my brother and his wife return
But your brother cant do without
you. You will always be as necessary
to him as his wife"
Later. perhaps, but not Just at
FIRST" she said We don't know
much about honeymoons. you and !.
Mr.. Twining: but I'm sure you'll agree
with me that no man wants even his
beloved sister underfoot at that time.
So Dan and / are on in fortnight"
Good" l approved; "and II things
don't go wen with me I'll come along.
May IT.