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None had observed before that the superintendent never offered his hand

in greeting A conscious instant fell on the group It was barely an

instant, for Glover, who heard, turned at once fro a hand on his coht hand for me once, Miss Donner, that's the

reason he has none May I offer ht hand as he asked, and his lightly serious

words bridged the momentary embarrassment

"Oh, I can read either hand," laughed Louise, recovering and putting

Glover's hand aside "Let me have your left, Mr Blood--your turn

presently, Mr Glover Be seated Now this is the sort of hand I

like," she declared, leaning forward as she looked into the left--"full

of romance, Mr Blood Here is an affair of the heart the very first

thing Now don't laugh, this is serious" She studied the pallanced mischievously around her "If I were to disclose

all the delicate romances I find here," she declared with an air of

ive thes, too, Mr Blood, and you shall have a

private reading at the other end or the car after a while Now is

there another 'party'? Oh, to be sure; corowing interesting--let me see your

palm Oh!"

"Nohat have I done?" asked Glover as Louise, studying his paledanyone in the States Are you going to tell the real

facts? Won't someone lend me a hand for a few minutes? Or may I

withdraw this entry before exposure?"