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"I'll speak to the superintendent about you," he said "Perhaps you'd like

me to show you around a little"

"When? To-day?"

He had meant in a month, or a year It was quite a minute before he

replied:-"Yes, to-day, if you say I' at four How about three

o'clock?"

She held out both hands, and he took the

"You are the kindest person I everuntil we find out if

there is a vacancy"

"May I tell one person?"

"Mother?"

"No We--we have a roomer now He is very much interested I should like

to tell him"

He dropped her hands and looked at her in mock severity

"Much interested! Is he in love with you?"

"Mercy, no!"

"I don't believe it I'm jealous You know, I've always been more than

half in love with you myself!"