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Finley felt himself clinching his hands, and with all his power of control in force, he returned, Japan, is the land of beautiful women, If one cares for that type. An, orville. old chap. how are you?"
 He left Raynor and crossed the terrace to shake hands with Orville Kent, Nancy's brother, who greeted him with a smile
 Its good to see you again, Nal colm You've been away long time.".,
 1.-TWO years. You look just the same, Orry, In fact, I find little changed except the traffic laws"
 Prohibition .
 "oh, well, that's liquor traffic law and, too--is it very much changed?"
 Miss Raynor," Orville said as he turned to an alert-eyed lady, who was quite evidently impatient for an introduction, T want you to kuow Malcolm Finley--an old friend of ours, just back from Japan"
 How wonderful!" she exclaimed, you must tell me all about it. Will you, Mr. Linley? All about the kickshaws, or whatever they are and the cherry-blossom carnivals and everything"
 Surely I will, if you want to hear it."
 But not now" OrviIe interrupt ed, seeing that the good-natured Finley was willing to begin at once. Let's go for stroll, Malcolm. I'll show you the swans on the lake"
 Feeling that the whole situation was brought with an undercurrent of danger, Finley after an instant's hesitation, agreed, and the two went off.
 I'm glad you came down here" Kent began, soon after they left the house; you may be able to cheer things up bit. We're in doleful dumps, somehow"
 What about? Servants leaving?" Finley asked, uncertain what line to pursue.
 No. But Douglas is getting so queer"
 Mentally, morally or physically?"
 "Oh, every way. He's tiendish to Nan"
 "What?" and Finey's sharp tone made Orville turn and stare at him
 "Oh, he said, and then fell into a silence.
 After a moment he resumed, "I say, perhaps it wasn't good thing for you to come, either. see you still care for her."
 Look here, Orville, cut that out It's nobody's business whether l care for anybody or not. When you see , anything in my conduct toward your sister that calls for criticism, come : and tell me so. Until then, must ask you to refrain from even think ing about it."
 Al right, old fellow, under , stand. And so I'll tell you how I 2 see it. Douglas is hateful to Nan, but it's partly her own fault"
 T don't believe it." This burst = involuntarily from Finley. and a quickly,in order to cover it, he said T mean, I cant think Nan would s do anything deserving of Raynor's censure."
 ] "Censure? Oh, no That isn't it But she's never of the same mind . with him-neyer sees things as he | does-never really agrees with him 0 Yet she pretends to. And that, to a T man like Raynor, who cant be de- g ceived by anybody, is unbearabIe." And just what can do about it ?" , "Oh. nothing definite. Of course n not. But l thought maybe your be- ing here for time would divert the 9 current, shift the cards about, and l give us all new angle on things" . You expect an unusual effect from a mere casual guest"
 Don't take it so seriously. = don't expect anything. But if you could just influence Nan little tc :. be more lenient to Douglas ways. ol rather to his opinions and convic. e tions that differ from her own V That's the trouble, they never sec things alike"
 y But, my dear boy-I can't n q tell you, don't take 1t like that r don't want you to do anything . definite-only-oh, pshaw, though t you'd understand!", y N'Same little old Orry! Petulent
 impatient and unreasonable. Well y son, I'll do this; I'll look about [ n bit, and If can act the part O
 guide, philosopher and friend t e your sister, you can just bet I'll d' l. it."
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