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"To London"

"Have you many friends there?"

"None,--as yet, madam"

After this they walked on in silence, she with her eyes on the

lookout for obstacles, he lost to all but the beauty of the young

body before hie of the head, the sway of the hips,

the firm poise of the small and slender foot--all this he saw and

ad of the look that

had distorted the features of the gentleh to be sure our Barnabas was but an amateur at

best--even as Natty Bell had said So at last she reached the

fateful glade beyond which, though sentle hill that rose above the swaying green of

trees Here lade, and finally at him And her eyes were the eyes of a

"Sir," said she, shyly, de--

"sir, I have to thank you I do thank you-- I could--do--to--to prove ratitude,

you--have but to--name it"

"Do," sta eyes were hidden now, but the lips curved

wonderfully te and full of allurement Barnabas clenched his

fists hard

"I see, sir, your cheek has stopped bleeding, 't is almost well