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For a new look had co around the cheerful coested peace ofeyes rather than with his own, fa how little his small courtesies

counted, and how much these women could do if they chose Why shouldn't

he be bold? Madeline and Mrs Lenox were sih to take

his plea at its true value, and not misunderstand his motives They

would be interested in Lena in exactly the sa face

"Well, Dick?" she asked again

"I ondering whether I dared to suggest a little act of human

kindliness to you two You wos than ainst the cases

where it is needed There's a pathetic little girl doing some hack work

for the Star Norris knows her She's just one of those delicate

creatures that ought to live in the sheltered corner of a garden, and

she's out on a bleak prairie She's about as much like the people she

has to associate with as an old-fashioned single rose is like a cabbage

Even herbut a

fretful porcupine of a woman I've been to see them a few times and the

situation seeirl needed a friend

or two, it's she--not for charity, you understand, but just for real

contact with people of her own kind Now a man's not much use in such

circumstances, is he? But naturally I think you are about the best kind

of a friend in the world, so I caive her a hand"