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Lieutenant Brant was so the scene of Miss

Spencer's social triuely

responsible for this delay, and he had patiently wrestled with an

unsatisfactory toilet,a service which would not

per detail

Nevertheless, when he finally stepped forth into the brilliant

ure, his face

still retaining a bit of the boy about it, his blue eyes bright with

expectancy That afternoon he had half decided not to go at all, the

glarown diht proved too strong; not thus easily could he

erase fro witchery of a face Beyond doubt, when

again viewed ained charh no longer

looking forward to drawing a prize

The dance was already in full swing, the exciting preliotten in the exuberance of h the idle loungers gathered about the door, and

gained entrance to the hall Many glanced curiously at hinized none a them, and

therefore passed steadily toward the musicians' stand, where there

appeared to be a few unoccupied chairs