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Nell stood in the center of the roo;

and Dick, as he peeled off what reloves, surveyed her

critically

"If I were you, young person, I'd have a stiff glass of grog before I

tuo up now, I'll

have a s you sooing to have the hed discordantly

"Do I?" she said, pushing the hair fro before her vacantly "Perhaps I a of the lips "Get up to

bed, Nell"

"I' both hands on his shoulders, bent

her lovely head and kissed him

"Dick, you--you care for me still?" she asked, in a strained voice

He stared at her, as, brother like, he wiped the kiss from his lips

"Care for you? What----Look here, Nell, you're behaving like a