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And he had seen Aline.
Little. girl" he said, when your
true prince comes. a-wooing, as he
will surely do In the next few. minutes,
tell him that the ogre has set you free
but claims the right to love you,
just tbs same" a>
"OR Godfrey" she. whispered,
what DO you, m4an?
Alec Will tel you. that. And now
wish me luck. I myself In of on
a wonderful qhest!!"
His smile as he q out boyishly
was 20 glowing with happiness that
she did not need to 81 what nature
OF quest 1t was. E5gS
ALEC, Alec57sAlec,"" she murmured.
Zone but sGeoffrey had toldV me. Free
fer each other: = bothttfre sIt,,s too
And with beating aa heart She waited
her lovers coming.
It was ten slow minutes that Sir
Godfrey Brooke waited In the rose
bower for Claire Wilton to come to
him. And at last. when he heard her
footstep approaching, he could re-
NJ 4A4O 0AkkR0uSAIo IN 1O1I6Cts L-r.
| He went swiftly out to meet her.
To he burning petition in his eyes,
as he came faces to face with her un-
lder the trees her eyes gaveaanswer
with all the generous passion sof her
being.
1t was Claire herself who impaired
to the earl the suspicious Happenings
Of theSday. sF sa@Y
He was sitting in his chair, upstairs.
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said to her, his eyes smiling inEthe re-
Election Of her happiness. How wise
you have been for me, and feEsrus ALL
Dear, dear Lord Breeme!! How
wonderful of you to complete bur
happiness by sharing in It,. she re-
piled.
But now" he said, shaking a fin
s se t,h q young folk are not
away from re h ali the ne fa .1skeq I'm Up ieom nsTe:
down this very evening. to join in the
jubilation. II must make amends tor
breaking UP, QUIZ party thetother day,
Eyou know. Tell Alec and Aiine, and
kRufus and Jane, and your luckytQeof
frey Brooke-of whom I'm more than
bit Jealous, young lady!-that they
must let me break in upon their rap-
lures for q few minutes, atYleast."
"oh, how lovely. Of yol---z.and Il
"SAs wv A5%<AA yVu
sure you may Claire asked anxious
L just for 5onls;. 1w,nklsd. the old
noblernan with a rebeliious ttoss OF his
white head, I'm going to prove my--
self. lord Of Breeme."
They lighted up the old hall In gala
fashion, as It had been on the night
|of he tnterrupted Masquerade. "A
fire cracked In the great hearth. In
the comfortable oak settles they
grouped themselves about the earl,
who smiled happily upon them from
his chair with Lady Breeme nearby.
Claire had found a.place facing the
Van Dyke, her devotion to 1t wayer-
ing discretionary before. Str Geoffrey's
glowing claim upon her notice.. Aline,
seated ON dow stool beside Alec,
leaned agatnst hin, hisshand holding
hersaSover her sleinleESSshouider both
Lost In the MAKE Of their newsfound
joy. r ufus. with Lady Jauepattin8
shyay beside him. their backs to the
Fportraat,s feastsd his: eyes upon the
heAuty sofssits living Incarnation
"sC0nfesstons ssg1 remarked Lord
BYeeme. "saia..gcodsfo the ssoul. Youns
peop.e..&&I'm going { bore you With
mine.1the TsonfesstonS rnon1ent Of
HIS eyes4wsrs Mfted 10 TIE Van
Dyke. He gave slow chuckle 81
amusement, as he shook hiG bad, IL
6elf-depnecatlbn III 49, ~ aSss
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that miserable eopytst who was here
aately-Cardoni!g sgsE
me eyesSofs Ill were riyeted upon
[ths speaker, each one tense sus-
ss.He stempted me- and. .tosStsu i
truth the Whole truth, and nSthins
but the truth. Il lid Saf-nr sS ISsGf