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The girl ithout wraps, her dress of soure exquisitely, her head uncovered; within her

eyes Brant ilint of tears She spoke

first, her voice faltering slightly

"Will you kindly per as he did so

"I beg your pardon for such see you all the evening, yet this unexpectede For what reason, pray?"

"To achieve what you were once kind enough to suggest as possible--the

formality of an introduction It would sees inforladly assume all responsibility, if you will only waive the

forhten, while her lips twitched as if suppressing a

setful Did I not tell you that we

Presbyterians are never guilty of such indiscretions?"

"I believe you did, but I doubt your complete surrender to the creed"

"Doubt! Only our second ti, and you already venture to

doubt! This can scarcely be construed into a cohest type of compliment," he

returned, reassured by her ht and action is highly coh to add that it was these very attributes