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Madeline Elton, therefore, wished herself back again with the fallen

maple leaves and the pines that held their own; and Mrs Lenox was

fitting temptation to desire as the two hobnobbed over cups of tea in

easy friendliness When Dick Percival appeared, Mrs Lenox saw the way

to make her bait irresistible

"Dick," she cried, "just the man! Don't you pine for sunshine in your

nostrils instead of city s, leams? Do you

remember what a delicious week you and Mr Norris and Madeline spent

with ," said Dick "All of which means--what? No cream,

please, Madeline"

"All of which means," answered the lady, "that Mr Lenox and I are wise

in our generation and do not fly to the city when the first birds go

south; that I want Madeline to coar-plum, a chromo, if you please, to induce her to buy my wares, I

propose that you and Mr Norris should join us on the Sunday of next

week What do you say?"

"May the Lord prosper you, and I'll do my part as an attraction," Dick

replied heartily "But I choose to be a sugar-plu to eat me"

"I didn't need any additional inducement, Mrs Lenox," said Madeline

"Yourselves and all out-doors are surely sufficient It will be good to

get away frorime Nohat bee have you in your bonnet, Dick?"