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"You come near the truth; I have found a sister Do you know I am very fond of Dora and we have ain She did not believe him She was sure that Dora was not the only evoker of the unbounded satisfaction in Bryce Denning's face and u, with a slight air of injury, opened the subject of Mr Mostyn's introduction to thes fairly Everyone ondering they had not met him Of course, she knew they were not aristocrats and she supposed Ethel was ashaood as most people, and if it came to money, they could put down dollar for dollar with any land either, for that matter

When the reproach took this tone there see for Ethel to say or to do; but that one thing was exactly what she did not say or do She took up Mrs Denning's reproach and complained that "her relative and friend had been purposely and definitely ignored Dora had told her plainly she did not wish to make Mr Mostyn's acquaintance; and, in accord with this feeling, no one in the Denning family had called on Mr Mostyn, or shown hiht the whole Rawdon falect"

This view of the case had not entered Mrs Denning's etic for Dora's selfishness and her own thoughtlessness, and Ethel was not difficult to pacify There was then no duty so iement of a little dinner for Mr Mostyn "We will , "then we can go to the opera afterwards Shall I call on Mr Mostyn at the Holland House?" she asked anxiously

"I will ask Bryce to call," said Dora "Bryce will do anything to please 's desires were all arranged for hi Dora made her request Bryce heard it with a pronounced pout of his lips, but finally told Dora she was "irresistible," and as his ti her was nearly out, he would even call on the Englishman at her request

"Mind!" he added, "I think he is as proud as Lucifer, and Ifor ement"