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mot now" she begged. 1--WE shall
meet again at dinner-time."
''Where?' he asked eagerly.
Madame desired me to ask you to
join us at the Grosvenor," she answered
''at half-past eight"
II shall be delighted" he answered;
promptly ''YoU nearly forgot to tell
me-"
She shook her head.
"No. / didn't" she said. IL should not
have let you go away without giving you
her message"
"And you will let me bring you home
afterwards"
I'VE shall be delighted she answered
81 shall be with Amy, of course"
He smiled as he raised his hat and let
her pass in.
s'The baroness" he said, ''is always
kind
ment. Then he glanced at his watch
and hailed a cab.
.aThe Sheridan Club" he told the man
He had decided to appeal TO the
CHAPTER XNXIN.
THE COLONELS MISSION.
Wrayson was greeted enthusiastically,
as he entered the club biiliard-roon' ps
a little circle of friends. unproken eN-
age. The colonel came across ana lald
his hand affectionately on his arm.
"How goes it. Herbert"' he asked
'The sea breezes haven't tanned you
much" a,,aod
I'm all right" Wrayson declared.
Had a capital time.
you'll dine here tonight. HERBERT?
wrayson shook his head.
IT meant to-" he declared, but an
other engagements turned up. 70; !
y1a Mason.
stop. Colonel, do me favor"
The colonel. who was always ready to
do any one favor. signified his Wiling
ness promptly enough. But even then
Wrayson hesitated.
minutes he said. without all these
fellows round. Should you mind coming
down into the smoking-roomE
The Colonel rose promptly from MS
mot a bit in the world" he declared.
s'we'u go into the Smoking-room
Scarcely a soul in there. Much cooler.
too. Bring your drink. See you boys
later" -.
smoking-room, of which they were the
sole occupants. The colonel cut off the
end of his cigar and made himself COM
Nov. my young friend" he said'
Wrayson did not beat about the bush.
ats about your daughter Louise.
colonel" he said.
"She won't marry me-.
The colonel pinched his cigar renect-
lively
"She always was a most peculiar girl.
he affirmed. Does she give any rea-
sons?"
"That's just what she won't do.
WraySon explained. Inat JUST "ny
I've come to you. I-I-colonel. I'm fond
Of her. l never expected to feel like
II about any woman.
The colonel nodded sympathetically.
"And although it may sound concerted
to saw So" Wrayson continued, II be-
lieye-no, I'm sure that she's fond OF
me. she's admitted it. There
The colonel smiled understandingly.
.'Well,' he said, then where's the
trouble? You don't want my consent.
Louise won't marry me-" Wrayson
repeated That's the trouble. She
won't explain her attitude. She simply
declares that marriage for her is an
impossibility."
The colonel sighed.
I'm afraid" he murmured. regret
fully, that my daughter is fool"
'She is anything but that" Wrayson
declared. "She has some scruple. What
it is can't imagine. OF course. at first
/ thought it was because We were, both
Of US, involved in that Morris Barnes
affair But / know now that 1t ism
that Heneage. who threatened me, and
indirectly her. has chucked the whole
business. Such danger as there was is
over. =
sInterrupting you for one moment"
the colonel said quietly. what has
become Of Heneage?
Hes in a very queer way" Wray-
son answered. You know he started
on hot to solve this Morris Barnes
business. He warned US both to get
out of the country. Well. l saw him
last night, and he was perfect
wreck He looked like man just re-
covering from a bout of dissipation,
or something of the sort"
Did you speak to him." the colonel
asked.
II was with him some time," Wray
son answered. His manner was just
as changed as his appearance"
The colonel was looking. for him,
quite grave. His cigar had gone out,
and he forgot to relight it,
Dear me" he said, Il am sorry to