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Lady Lucille heaved a long sigh

"How foolish of you!" she ain, and smiled cynically over the match as he

lit it

"That's your view of it?" he said "I suppose--yes, I suppose you think

I've been a fool I dare say you're right; but, unfortunately for me, I

couldn't look at it in that way I stuck toit--and I've got to pay the penalty My

uncle's h--in fact, in all probability--his

ill present the world with a young Lord Angleford"

"She's quite a young woman," murmured Lucille, with the wisdom of her

kind

"Just so," said Drake "So I a Anglemere and the estate and my uncle's money But

all that is altered He may have an heir ill very properly inherit

all that I thought was to be h

it wasn't necessary; but I deeht to you to place the whole

matter before you, Lucille I've no doubt that the society papers have

saved hly to realize that the er the heir to the earldoleford's ed up to his neck in debts and difficulties"

She was silent, and he went on: "See here, Luce, I asked you to marry me because I loved you You are