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Late on Thursday night Dorise and herhome from Lady Strathbayne's, in Grosvenor Square, where they had been dining It was a bright starlight night, and the myriad lamps of the London traffic flashed past the s as Dorise sat back in silence

She was tired The dinner had been followed by a se Sherrard, her mother's friend, had not accompanied them As a matter of fact, Lady Strathbayne disliked the man, hence he had not been invited

Suddenly Lady Ransco"

"Frohter, instantly aroused

"From that man who took me in to dinner I think his name was Bowden"

"Oh! That stout, red-faced man I don't know him"

"Neither do I He was, however, very pleasant, and seems to have travelled a lot," replied her mother "He tolddown in Surrey as guest of soered Then her lover's secret was out! If his whereabouts were known in Society, then the police would quickly get upon his track! She felt she must warn him instantly of his peril

"How did he knoonder?" she asked anxiously

"Oh! I suppose he's heard He seemed to know all about the fellow It appears that at last he's becoirl nahter of a reat friend of old Mr Henfrey"

Hugh engaged to Louise Lambert! Dorise sat bewildered

"I--I don't believe it!" she blurted forth at last

"Ah, my dear You mean you don't want to believe it--because you are in love with him!" said her irlish nonsense aside The fellow is under a cloud, and no good I tell you frankly I will never have him as my son-in-la he has escaped the police is a marvel; but if the man Bowden knohere he is, Scotland Yard will, no doubt, soon hear"

The girl reh had asked Louise Lambert to be his wife? She had known of her, and had h, but he had always assured her that they werein concealment under the same roof as she!

Lady Ranscohter's face in the fleeting lights as they sped ho blow the announcement had dealt her