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tell me what have done?''
ITO think that you could not be true
to me for single week.
"How in the world have l been I'M
true?'
''1t is only what was to have been
expected. considering your reputation"
"My reputations What's the matter
with that?'' (
Il was warned that you couldn't be
with any girl Eve minutes without
making love to her.
"Polly. this is becoming unbearable.
Have a care. There is limit to the
endurance Of an innocent man wrong
fully accused"
Haven't you just come out Of that
room?''
Certainly"
'And left there Lena Britain"
Eyes
"And has she not worn all this day
a bit of court plaster on her chin?"
Suppose she has,"
"Go and look In the glass;
He went to mirror, glanced at his
chin and saw bit of court plaster
there.
Every well; I have looked at my
chin. What nextY'
"Are you not convicted?"
Convicted of what?''
"You have kissed Lena Britain. and
the plaster she has been wearing came
of and stuck to your chin. How are
you going to explain that?"
I'm not going to explain it"
81 should say not. Yon can't"
II said would not. 1t is you who
says can't, not l."
If you can, why don't your"
eve have been engaged week.
You have become suspicious and have
accused me without good reason-in-
deed on an absurdity. If this is the
beginning Of such accusations, what
is going to be the end? If you should
happen to find hair on my shoulder
"a long hair Of different shade from
your own-you would assume that
some girls head had rested there"
whats that7" She made dive for
his shoulder and caught just such a
hair as he had described.
II told you So"
TITS the exact shade of Lena's.
have been fool to trust you"
| you haven't trusted me. Had You
| done SO you would not have brought
these accusations. You viii be find
ing gold powder on my shoulder
next"
Its there! Heavens. what man,
She busted few golden specks
from his coat collar with her hand
kerchief.
II accept my dismissal
! "Oh. that should receive such bru
/, tai treatment
1T is ! who have been treated bru-
tally"
"You! What do you meanT'
"Have you not accused me of the
most dishonorable conduct?"
"And are you not guilty2"
.'Be it SO. II am guilty surely you
have no further use for me. Fare
welly'
He strobe to the door through
which he has recently entered.
"Are you going back to herT'
"Who?"
1.-THE girl from whom you got the
court plaster
mo. l have no interest In the girl
from whom bought it,
Bought it?'
Eyes; in drug store"
"Do you mean
when man is married must he
explain every time he cuts his chin
shaving from whom he got his court
plaster?"
"Oh, Edwardv' @
"Now do you blame me for accept
ing my dismissalT'
"But the hairw
1T is your OWL"
"Mine? My head has not rested
there since-let me see-the night aft
er we came home from the opera,
more than month ago"
"And have not had on this even
ing dress suit since then"
"And wore gold powder in my hair
that night, didn't ~
"You are convicted by your OWE
words
Forgive me-"
Suppose forgive you today, shall
not have to forgive you tomorrow
and the next day and the next?"
There was no reply to this, but a
sign Of coming tears. He went to her
and put his arms around her She
looked up with a pathetic appeal
He kissed her. There were some ten
der words and more kisses. Presently
he saw sticking to her chin the bit Of
court plaster that had made all the
trouble. Conscious of the fact that
there was no cut on the spot from
which 1t had been removed. he knew
that new danger confronted him.
Instantly he placed his lips on hers
and pressed his chin against her chin.
hoping to bring back the accusing plas-
ter. He failed. Again and again he
repeated the experiment and at last
succeeded. Then, without taking any
further risk, he arose to go. She pout-
ed for one more kiss.
"No." he said; II prefer to leave you
hungry"
| When he got away from her the
rascal drew long breath and exclaim-
ed. "By Jove. what an escape"