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his pockets, his head bent to the
wind, no longer transported. fore
ing his mind to dwell on the warmth
OF his rooms and his bed. &.
His head ached. He'd go 10 the Of
flee tomorrow and write his column
there. Then think things out.
How was he TO win such a woman?
Make her sure of herself? Convert
her doubts into passionate GER
tainty? She, with her highly tech
nical past! Make no mistakes? II
he made a precipitate ass Of him
self-what comparisons!
His warm bed the complete
and personal isolation of his rooms
he had never given even
tea to women he gave his
dinners in restaurants. How
many more blocks? The snow was
thicker. He couldn't even see the
arcade of Madison Square Garden,
although 4 faint diffused radiance
high in the air was no doubt the
crown OF lights on the Metropoll-
tan Tower. Had he made a
wrong move in boiling"
His thoughts and counter.
thoughts came to an abrupt end.
AT the corner of Thlrtieth street
he collided with a small figure in
a fur coat and nearly knocked it
over, He vas for striding on with
q muttered apology, when the girl
caught him by the arm with light
laugh.
Lee Clavering! What luck! Take.
ME home"
He was looking down into the
dark naughty little face of Janet
Oglethorpe, granddaughter Of the
redoubtabIe Jane.
What on earth are you doing
here?" he asked stupidity.
perhaps I'll tell you and per
haps I won't. On second thoughts
don't take me home. Take me 10
one of those all.niCht restaurants.
That's just the one thing / haven't
seen, and I'm hungry"
He subtTy became an uncle. IN
do nothing of the sort. You ought
to be ashamed of yourself-alonc
in the streets at this hour of the
night. 1t must be one O'clock.
Shall take you home. suppose
you have latch-lley, but for two
cents I'd ring the bell and hand you
over to your mother"
Mother vert to Florida today
and dads duck hunting in South
Carolina. Aunt MoFlie's too deaf
to hear doorbells and believes any
thing l tell her"
Il am astonished that your
mother left you behind to your own
devices"
81 wouldn't so. She's given ne
up-used to my devices Besides
I've one or two on ner and she
doesn't dare give me away to dad,
Ho thinks I'm a darling spoilt child
Not that I'd mind much if he didn't.
but IT'S more convenient"
you little wretch, | believe
you've been drinking"
so I have! So have! But
1--we got IN asbestos lining and
could stand another tail one, All"
Her eyes .sparkled. Suppose you
take the 10 your rooms"
'Ilt take you home
You'll take me to one Of those
alLnighters--"
''f shall not"
'"FheE Ia ia! I'll go home by
myself. I've had too good a time
tonight to bother with old foeies."
She started up the street and
Ciavering hesitated but moment.
Her home was on East Sixty-fifth
street. Heaven only knew what
might happen to her. Moreover.
although her mother was one Of
those women whose Unsuitable de-
mand for admiration bored him, he
had no more devoted friends than
her father and her grandmother.
furthermore, his curiosity was
reused. What had the little devil
been up to?
He overlook the oglethorpe flap
per and Selling her hand drew it
through his arm.
"I'n take you where you can get
a sandwich" he said. But I'll not
take you to a restaurant. Too like
ly to meet newspaper men"
Anything to drink"
Ice cream soda"
Good Lord!"
"You needn't drink it. But you'll
get nothing else. Come along or
I'll pick you up and carry you to
the nearest garage"
She trotted obediently beside
him, a fragile dainty figure; car
ried Imply, however, and little
more distinguished than fappers of
inferior origin. He led her to a
rather luxurious delicatessen not
far from his hotel, kept by enter
prising Italians who never closed
their doors. They seated them
selves uncomfortably at the high
counter. and the sleepy attendant