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She was passing through the booking-office back to the car, when a voice behind her called: "Hallo, Louise!"

Turning, she found her "uncle," Charles Benton, earing a light overcoat and grey velour hat, grasped her hand

"Well, dear," he exclaimed "This is fortunate Mead is here, I suppose?"

"Yes, uncle," replied the girl, e a taxi to take me up to the Manor, but now you can take me there," said the rather handso her by her new na you to lunch But she has some impossible people there to-day--the Brailsfords, father,the war They live over at Dorking in a house with forty-nine bedrooo Mrs Brailsford used to do the housework herself Now they're rolling in money, but can't keep servants"

"Ah, my dear, it's the same everywhere," said Benton as he entered the car after her "I've just got back fro Crooks prosper while white men starve Honesty spells ruin in these days"

They drove over the railway bridge and up the steep hill out of Guildford seated side by side Benton had been her "uncle" ever since her childhood days, and a most kind and considerate one he had always proved

Sometimes when at school she did not see hio to for holidays Her foster-father was abroad Yet her school fees were paid regularly, her allowance had been ahtly better than those of the other girls Therefore, though she called him "uncle," she looked upon Benton as her father and obeyed all his coates of Shapley, and soon they were indoors Benton threw off his coat, and in an abrupt manner said to the servant: "I want to see Mrs Bond at once"

Then, turning to Louise, he exclaient business to discuss with her before your profiteer friends arrive"

"All right," replied the girl cheerily "I'll leave you alone," and she ascended the broad oak staircase, the steps of which orn thin by the traenerations

A few -roo fire

"Back again, Charles!" she exclaioes it?"