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least. she would not spoil the kindness

ieasl' sne would not spoil the kindness
Wnlle 1t lasted. 1t was surely better
than what she a feared.
You never can button those shoes
WIN your fingers" she laughed, as he
~redoubled his efforts to capture a tiny
disc OF pearl and set it into its small
velvet socket. Here. I have a button
nook In my handbag. Try this"
n a small silver instru-
ment from a gold-link bag on her arm
ana handed it to him. He took it help
lessiy,, trying first one end then
the other, and succeeding with neither.
Here, let me show you,' she laughed,
puillng orr one glove. Her white fingers
grasped the silver button hook, and
flashed in and out Of the velvet holes,
knitting the little shoe to the foot in no
time. He watched the process in humble
wonder, and she would not have been a
human girl not to have been flattered
with his interest ana admiration. Fer
the minute she forgot who and what
ne vas and let her laugh ring out mer-
rlly; n so with shy audacity he as
saved to a k off the other shoe.
They really felt quite we'll acquainted
and as If they We're going on a days
picnic, when they finally gathered up
their belongings and started down the
road. Gordon summoned all his ready
wit and intellect to brighten the walk
for her, though he found himself again
and again on the brink of referring to
his Washington life, or some other per-
sonal matter that would have brought
a wondering question to her lips. He
had decided that he must not tell her
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or at least where she could loo after
herself, and 1T was better to carry it out
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,ast mnaer a weanino wiI,,n p01 wbose
preenNtinead n,,,mas wara d.hhlina IN
fhe hrools cordon arrangaa tba s,,it'
cases for her to sit unon then cIi,nhad
down to The broolsside and eatharad a
bunch of foreatsmaSnot biua sc her
eyes and hronpht them TO her
She looled at them in wonder 70
think they grew ont here. wild, untend-
cd She mad never seen them before aS-
cent in nots in the florists windows
She tn,,ched then, delicateiy With tha
tins of her fingers, as if they were too
ethereal for earth. then fastened them
in the breast of her gown,
"They exactly match YOUR eves," he
EXCLAIMED ~inyoluntarily. and then
wished he had not spoken, for she flush
ed and paled unde his glance, until
he felt he had been unduly bold. He
wondered why he had said that. He
never had been In The habit of saving
nretty things to girls, but this girl
somehow called 1t from him. 1t was
genuine. He sat a moment abashed,
not knowing what to say next. as If he
were a. shy bow. and h did not helm
him. for her eyelashes roppe in a
long becoming sweep over her cheeks.
and she seemed for the moment not to
be able to carry off the situation. He
not sure If she were displeased or
not.
Her heart had thrilled strangely a.
he spoke, and she was vexed with her