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"Stillings?" she repeated "Why, he's the "

"Sam, is it? Used to be one of our servants--you remember? Wants to borrow morehi his wife Mrs Cressasthat Mr Cressas treating her about as he treated his wine--as an indulgence; a loved one, a regular one, but somehow not as the reality and prose of life, unless--she started at the thought--his life was all indulgence Having nothing else to do, she went out and paraded the streets, watching the people ere happy enough to be busy

Cresswell and Stillings had a long conference, and when Stillings hastened away he could not forbear cutting a discreet pigeon-wing as he rounded the corner He had been proation in his scheings, where over hot whiskey and water they talked

"The das' birth-place "Do you mean to say he's actually slated for the place?"

"He's sure of it, unless so turns up"

"Well, who'd have dreamed it?" Teerswell mixed another stiff dras' unctuous voice

Teerswell glanced at hi drink poised aloft

"If I'm not mistaken, Alwyn intends to marry Miss Wynn"

"You lie!" the other suddenly yelled with an oath, overturning his tu across the floor "Do you suppose she'd look at that black--"

"Well, see here," said the astute Stillings, checking the details upon his fingers "They visit Senator Sether; he takes her home from the Treble Clef; they say he talked to nobody else at her party; she recoain exploded But Stillings continued ss out She corresponds with hiister; and he calls on her every night"

Teerswell sat down liroaned "It's all up She's jilted me--and I--and I--"

"I don't see as it's all up yet," Stillings tried to reassure hied?"

"I think they are; but--well, you know Carrie Wynn better than I do: suppose, now--suppose he should lose the appoint turns up"

"But what can turn up?"

"We "

"What--what--I tell you er I hate hi for you"