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"You would not have liked it as well as being an A in New York," said her father

"And you would have been a pagan," added Ruth

"They were such lovely pagans, Ruth, and they dreamed such beautiful dreaood care of it"

Then the Judge gave her the book, and with a sigh looked into theGreen instead of reading Greek stories to you girls," he said rather brusquely "I have a very important railway case onto do with it Good er on the avenue He will not turn out, like the singer by the portico, to be a god; be sure of that"

The door closed before she could answer, and both women remained silent a few minutes Then Ethel went to the , and Ruth asked if she was going to Dora's

"Yes," was the answer, but without interest

"You are tired with all this shopping and worry?"

"It is not only that I am tired, I am troubled about Fred Mostyn"

"Why?"

"I do not knohy It is only a vague unrest as yet But one thing I know, I shall oppose anything like Fredhimself intimate with Dora"

"I think you will do wisely in that"

But in a week Ethel realized that in opposing a lover like Fred Mostyn she had a task beyond her ability Fred had nothing to do as important in his opinion as the cultivation of his friendship with Dora Denning He called it "friendship," but this misnoed his attentions, hoas Ethel to prevent theive a sort of reality to as as yet a nameless suspicion?

Yet every day the faements If they went to their jeweler's, or to a bazaar, he was sure to stroll in after them When they ca "He had secured a table at Sherry's; he had ordered lunch, and all was ready" It was too great an effort to resist his entreaty Perhaps no one wished to do so The girls were utterly tired and hungry, and the thought of one of Fred's lunches was very pleasant Even if Basil Stanhope ith them, it appeared to be all the better Fred always included Dora's lover with a char courtesy; and, indeed, at such hours, was in his htful mood Stanhope appeared to inspire hiyman was present took possession of every incident that cahted lover honestly thought Dora's undeclared lover the cleverest and , as Ethel did, the difference in Fred's attitude when he was not present Then Mostyn's ed with soft s and looks of adoration, and every tone and every ue would have dared to utter