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Miss Spencer's eyes evinced a growing interest

"Was he real nice-looking?" she asked

Naida's voice faltered "Ye--es," she said "I thought so He--he

looked like he was a hteen"

Miss Spencer leaned impulsively forward, and clasped the other's hands,

her whole soul responding to this suggestion of a possible rohted hearts "Why, it is perfectly delightful," she

exclaimed "I had no idea it was so serious, and really I don't in the

least blairl flashed a shy look into the bea, inquisitive face "I

don't know," she confessed, soberly "I have not even seen hiuess, he is more to me than any one

else--"

"Not seen him? Do you mean to say Mr Hampton is not here in Glencaid?

Why, I a to ht I came here to live"

"And you never even hear from him?"

Naida hesitated, but the frankly displayed interest of the other won

her coirlish confidence "Not directly, but Mr Herndon

receives money fro about it, because she got angry and refused to accept any pay

froe"