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| her face! But at once she was in
hand.
"And you allowed me to become
your devoted slave," she said, "eyen
to the extent OF. calling upon man
in red nightcap; and then, even
upon a morning like this, wnen the
birds sing SO sweetly and the little
flowers show pink and white-now
you cast down my most sacred feel
ings!'
The mockery in her tone was
perfect. l scarce had paused to
note it. l was absorbed in one
thought-of Elisabeth.
II might have told you." said at
last. "but l. did not myself know it
until this morning"
my faith, this country" she ex-
claimed with genuine surprise.
what extraordinary things it does!
l haye just seen history made be-
tween the lightings of cigarette,
as it were. Now comes this man
and announces that since midnight
he has met and won the lady who is
to rule his heart, and that he is to
marry her at ski"
Then congratulate mel" I de-
manded.
All" she said. suddenly absorb
ed; ut was that tall girl! Yes, yes,
see. l see! l understand! So
then! Yes!"
But still you have not congratu-
lated me-"
"Ah Monsieur" she answered
lightly, lone woman never congrat-
ulates man when he has won an
other! What of my own heart?
File! Fie!" Yet she had curious
color in her face.
II do not credit myself with such
fatal charms" said I. Rather say
what OF my little clasp there
promised that to the tall girl, as you
know"
And might l not wear IL for an
hour?'
Il shall give you a dozen better
some time" said /; but tonight
And my slipper? l said l must
have that back, because l can not
hop along with but one shoe all my
life"
THAT you shall have as soon as l
can get to my rooms at Browns Ho-
tel yOnder. A messenger shall
bring it to you at once. Time will
indeed be short for me. First, the
slipper for Madam. Then the Ii
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ter. Then friend. Then a car
riage. Five miles to Elmhurst, and
the train for the north starts. at
eight. Indeed, as you say, The
Methods of this country are some.
times hurried. Madam. can not you
use your wits in cause so worthy
as mine?"
l could not at the time under
stand the swift change of her fea-
lures. "One womans wits against
another's!" she flashed at me. LAS
for that"-she made swift motion
TO her throat. Here is the trinket.
Tell the tall lady it is my present
to you. Tell her I may send her a
wedding present-when the we'd
ding really is to happen. OF
course. you do not mean what you
have said about being married in
such haste?"
Every word of it," answered.
| Has she fortune! {"
81 do not know"
Have you fortune?'
| God knows, no." , ..r,
| you have but love-and this
country" "7'+ '''''
That is all"
at is enough" said she, signing.
Dear God, it is enough! But then"
-she turned to me suddenly
don't think you will be married so
soon, after all Wait"
All then you forbid our banns -
"If you challenge me-" she re
torted, II shall do my worst"
| Then do your worst" said.
"All Of you do your joint worst.
You can not shake the faith OF Ellis
abeth Churchill in me, nor mine in
her, Oh, yes, by all means do your
worst"
Very WELL" she said, with a
catch of her breath. AT least we
both said-'on guard"
II wish could ask you to attend
at our wedding" | concluded, as
her carriage approached the curb:
but it is safe to say that not even
friends of the family will be pres