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II.
Continued.

attitude reproached her. Here was a
fine opportunity to help two lovers to
happiness, and all girls were silly in
n way or another, she supposed.
She must overlook such trifling i'm
PROJECTIONS as these. If it was not
going to be an easy task to override
these maidenly prejudices, why, so
much the better. The more obstacles
in the path, the better was the thing
worth doing.
She got on her bicycle in high spir-
its and rode home.
Young Mrs. Sandring, wandering
disconsolately round her beautiful
garden the same afternoon, was
thinking very much Of these two; OF
Audrey's sudden affection for the
| pinafore girl, as she called Tormen-
tilla, and of poor Michael Kenwor-
thy's hopeless love affairs. She had
heard a great deal of those love al
fairs, and the young man so obviously
preferred now to spend his time talk
ing them over with her, instead OF
trying to get work, or eve to see the
beloved object, that she was growing
uneasy. She had, in fact, begged mel
husband that very afternoon to take
her away for a holiday. She was
beginning to think it would be wise.
! It was because she loved her husband
and wished to prevent annoyance to
him, rather than from the wish to
| spare another person pain and hum1l-
iation, that she wanted to go away,
but it was no good. She had tried
and failed. Things must go on and
take their chance. Afterwards, II
there should be a row, it would be a
great comfort to feel that she had
for once-done her best to prevent
it.
It was in this pleasant state OF
mind that Michael Kenworthy found
her at six o'clock when he came IN
to talk about Audrey. She smiled at
him, however, with a smile which
completely TRANSPORTED her sulky lit
tie face, and Michael began to cheer
up at once.
His eye were luminous as he
looked at her. She had been so kind
to him. Hour after hour she had
listened to his rawlings about Audrey;
had sympathized with his poverty,
Gained his jealous fears, prophesied
the best, and, Of course, he was fond
of her. He ought to be, but she
couldn't help feeling that a moment
had almost come when their friend
ship should be weakened by absence,
and now Jack had refused to take
her away.
Where is Audrey to-day?" she
asked.
Young Kenworthy was a fair, clean
shaven youth of t~wenty-fonr or 80.
His enemies said he was a rolling
stone, and his friends that he was
wanting in application. AS for his
prospects, Audrey's cruel parents had
found them quite invisible to the
naked eye, and, taking an Anticipated
and prejudiced view, had forbidden
even an engagement.
What is Audrey doing to-day"
Lise asked kindly.
IT don't know" the young man re-
piled sadly. IT lever see her now,
unless I meet her here. And there's
your COMPOUNDED brother-in-law-
beg your pardon, but you don't like
him either, do you?"
Eyes, I do" said Lise sharply.
"Of course I am fond Of Jacks. only
brother. You mustn't say such ex-
traordinarily incorrect things about
me. And If Audrey loves you, Nigel's
existence doesn't much matter, does
it? I don't think Audreyflikes his
curious habits and the way newell,
she's a little tiny bit of a gourmande,
isn't she? It's in the family, rather,
and"
"She has a fairylike appetite" Mi
chael said quickly, for it was a trait
he had much admired in her.
Eyes, Of course"-Lise smiled a
little. That's just it, and it has to
be tempted. Michael, honestly, DO
you think any ones fairylike appetite
would be tempted by the things Nigel
eats?. Braised spinach and carrot
outlets and curious limitations of meat
of all sorts. Can you really be jeal-
Gus of him when you think of him as
a man who calls you dear lady, and
wears sandals?"
HE doesn't call me dear lady,"
said Michael warmly. And I'd like
10 see him do it,"
HE is prosperous, of course she
went on in sighting tones, but he
doesn't spend his money. How can
an all-wooler and a vegetarian enjoy
sfe? They can't. They're too busy
counting the times they mastfcate
their dreadful foods to enjoy their
meals. And they wouldn't let their
wives dress in the delightful way
Audrey does, because they have theor-
les about women's clothing. Awful
rational theories, you know, and balls
and theatres are taboced because OF
the exhausted air, and artifciality OF
! the pleasure they give. Such dancing
as Nigel approves of must be taken
under Gods blue sky illumined by
the twinkling ca%ndelabra OF the
! blessed stars. Nigel often says so.
Imagine it! If you've eve danced on
a well-rolled lawn, you'll be able to
guess what tie kind of feld-dancins
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