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"Good-night I say, Sidney, it's ht?"

She hesitated, flushed and palpitating Kisses were rare in the staid

little household to which she belonged

"I--I think not"

"Please! I' to remeone without her

heart,--which was a thing she had deterone out

of sheer pity But a tall figure loomed out of the shadows and approached

with quick strides

"The roomer!" cried Sidney, and backed away

"Da quite spoiled, with no caress to

remember, and with a potential rival who possessed both the years and the

inches he lacked, co up the Street!

The roomer advanced steadily When he reached the doorstep, Sidney was

demurely seated and quite alone The roomer, who had walked fast, stopped

and took off his hat He looked very warm He carried a suitcase, which

was as it should be The e, except the younger Wilson across the way His tastes were known

to be luxurious