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appeared into tho hall Il would
have been quite proper II q great
cloud had covered the face Of the
sun at the same instant: although.
as 1t CHANGED none did
Constance appeared fiv. minutes
later. but with no evidence of the
surprise displayed by her sister.
Good morning" said Hedge. ris-
ing. EIe nodded and smiled in per-
feet friendlinrss. There WAS not the
least suggestion in his manner or
voice that betrayed memory Of hav'
ing beer described as n boer.
Good morning, replied Constance
crisply -
She hesitated for an instant, then
approached the desk and stood fac.
ing him. across the broad mahogany
eXpanse,
breakfast Is ready now" she
said. p
Very good. We will so in
Before we do. l wish to say one
thing. Mr.. Hedge She spoke with
composure.
He nodded
There is ono fixed rule in our
house. which | must ask you TO OBJ
serve No matter what has hap
pened the evening before. nobody Is
permitted to be Sdisasreeahle at
breakfast. My father has always in.
sisted on this and it has become orr
custom. This. SO far as possible, is
applied to all meals IN the case of
breakfast. invariably. May ask
you not tO--t0-- F5T
Not to break IT." he supplied with
a smil.s. Certainly I'll observe the
rule. It's a good one"
THANK YOU" said Constance
gravely. "Of course. after break.
fast
She ended the sentence with a
shrug that was non.committai.
oh. of course" he responded aoa'
chalantly.
Constance led the way into n"
dining ROOM Billy and Alice wrrn
at the table, the latter balf-choE"a
With laughter over something Der
brother had said.
Good morning" nodded BLY,
cheerfully. glancins up,
Good morning." said Alice. rs
though she were beholdng thu ef'!.
| cheney man for the first time that
day. She was still laughing a
Good morning." said Hedge cor
daily. and he sat downs
! We'll. Connie. have YOU treated
him as YOU would father. demanded
| her brother with grin.
| The magic influence Of the break
! fast hour still resisted shock. Con
stanc.. neither blushed nor frowned
She laughed heartily. II. Hodge did
| likewise but with little wrinkle OF
| perplexity between his eyes
IF there Is anything am miss
| ing" he remarked. Il leave 1t 10
| your sense of fair play to SEE sthat /
! get it.
Alice whoorch Billy. with An air
of grave inquiry. stood up and ga2ed
! fiAedly at the top Of the efficiency
| mans head. The heavy thatch. Of
dark hair caused him to groan r.''
cretfully. s.
NO: you can't get it-7not the way
father does" he said sadly
That's too bad. II there's any,
thing can do : s
| Alice Swhooped again IS ~.
"You--you might live 10 be fifty
or sixty or seventy. ri eighty Years
old" she said f'ana .fsSn n1ayhe ';;cp''s
alice Fair play. now eoh.lisur'i
Cohstnace ..FS;5. ~ ~ ',}s IS, n. &, &.
"oh. wen If hes ,tioestl,t, want ia
wait that long. he could---'EG !,
| Constance ached ae.ess the tanls
and laid her hand across hev SISTER q
lips. 1919, -
Imp she said severely, Don +:
!, spot it. Besides. I'm, not 'he pr!!
one. you know"
Pooh. I'm not afroia I SAID Alice,
You lead on and watch nN. =
Evidently sighed the oft,c!ehcF
man, Il am, not 70 nc tre,'ted & !
father is Whatever o,isht to b.
coming to me. sisil no!Asai:.. ,o sst
yet" @s
Billy looked at Hedge with SUD
den air of interest and then bsa mel
upon Constance
Constance, however. was very
busy with an orange. II a 1t'nI
/ flushed She pretended not 10 hear
Alien was happy beyond speech: ~
surgied her JOY Billy seemed to "a
contemplating another attack II
! vas the efficiency man ws,o bioi;i
up the situation
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