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"Want to sesture

Not knohat else to do, Bennington stepped forward obediently and

stooped over The two little palle crushed bit of the

herb in their cup They were soft, pink little palton stooped to sirl sprang to her feet with one indignant motion and faced hiton for the first time

noticed what had escaped hihtful, and that above it the hair, instead of being blonde and

curly and sparkling with golden radiance, was of a peculiar wavy brown

that seeht and soht the direct rays of the sun or not Then he

appreciated his offence

"Sir!" she exclaihty shoulder

"And we've never been introduced!" she said, half to herself, but her

face was now concealed, so that Bennington could not see she laughed

She ton turned to follow her,

although the action was entirelyso

"Don't you dare, sir!" she cried

So he did not dare

This vexed her for a ht, she

sank down and laughed until the tears ran down her cheeks

"I didn't think he knew enough!" she said, with a final hysterical