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mite satisfied if either Of his best

quite satisfied if either Of his best
friends came with me-
Its simply outrageous l said.
II won't 60 one step. Take Casey
if you choose
Nancy said afterwards that l spoke
in a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manner,
and that my whole attitude was mel
odramatic. AS I had a desperate
feeling that matters were approach
ing a crisis and that oon I should
know my fate, I suppose I looked as
tragic as I felt. So we stared at n
another in eloquent silence, until
finally Nancy spoke:
We'll all go to Boston
Two energetic girls and n disap-
proving man! What could he do? In
an hour we we're on the train for Bos-
ton, and while the girls laughed and
chatted gaily I was filled with anxiety
as to ways and a For while
Nancy might have a comfortable bal
ance at the bank, u supply OF ready
cash was limited, and cash you must
have when travelling. AS we pulled
out of New York I managed to say to
Nancy, soto voice:
How about Casey and his message
to come at once?"
"Oh," she airily replied, "he a
wait. He's quite safe and harmless
where he is."
Now, I felt by NJ means SO sure OF
this, for the wrath Of Casey hung
over me like a cloud, and I amused
myself working out different schemes
of revenge that I should practice were
I in his place, until the girls would
have no more of it, and commanded a
different topic of conversation.
CHAPTER x.
1t was in the lobby of the Fremont
House that I thought I caught a fleet
ing glimpse of Randy. I was not
sure, however, and by the time l
steered my way toward him he was
gone. 1 questioned the clerk at the
desk. Yes, Mr.. Ferguesson had been
stopping there for a day or so, but
was out just now. Would I leave a
message? No, he didn't know when
Mr.. Ferguesson would be back, nor
where he went; he supposed, how
ever, it was the theatre, since the
lady had insisted upon a carriage, as
it was raining.
Lady! Ye gods and little fishes!
I thought of Julie Schuyler, with her
auburn hair and imperious tempera-
ment, and felt thankful she was safe
in her room.
The clerk volunteered the informa.
tion that they would probably be
home before midnight, and consid-
cred the incident closed. I wrote a
note to Randy, requesting him to let
me come at n to his room and
talk things over. Then I waited with
what patience I could muster, since
there did not seem to be anything
else to do.
And Julie Schuyler waited also,
with set face and a sparkle in her
eyes that made me thankful I was not
in ~Ferguesson's shoes. I had not
meant to tell her about the lady, no.
indeed had I done so. I had whis-
pered it to Nancy, however, and she
with a burst of vfrtuous indignation
had thought it best to, as she said,
~"undeceive the poor DEAR" and sug-
gest immediate return to New York.
But Miss Schuyler declined to return.
She would wait, she said, and see
Randolph. So we all waited, and the
moments passed leaden-footed per-
haps to her, but with surprising
swiftness to me, for I was busy re-
volving plans for the assistance of
Ferguesson. We always helped each
other out of trouble, and though mo
doubt he was much in fault I could
not resist a feeling of sympathy for
him and a desire to do what I could
to smooth matters over, as I should
have wished him to do for me had the
cases been reversed. Moreover, l had
a great curiosity to e the lady. So
we all sat in the lobby, and 1 pre-
tended to read the papers, while the
girls talked in whispers, which /
judged were in the main uncompli-
mentary to my sex in general and to
Ferguesson in particular.
All 7 hoo~l n chow ouo1o-
nation. Julie. Schuyler had risen
and was staring at the door leading
into the street as though she had
seen a ghost.
"Mr. Starr" she exclaimed. Il
saw him quite distinctly"
Nor would anything convince her
to the contrary.
To be Continued.