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"News! There is never any news at Shorne Mills!" she said, s ever happens Dick has shot soood catch of mackerel yesterday, and--that's all"

Her eyes shone up at him, and he looked into their depths "I wish I'd

been here," he said "But perhaps they'll have another big catch"

"Are you going to stay?"

The question sprang from her lips almost before she knew it, and she bit

them a moment after the words were spoken; for it seeerness, the anxiety in the query; but Drake

only thought that she had asked with some surprise

"A--a little while," he replied

"Mamma and Dick will be very pleased," she said, in as matter-of-fact a

tone as she could

"I wired to Mrs Brownie, asking her if she could put me up--old Brownie

lets some rooms, he toldto us--to The Cottage?" she said cheerily

"No; I couldn't trespass upon Mrs Lorton's hospitality," he replied

"I hope you will be coe is very s it," he cut in; "and perhaps, when I find it

too small, you will let me coe"

She was bright again, and her eyes were sparkling After all, though he