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"I wish you'd order the dinner for me, Graydon," he said, rather plaintively "I can pay for it, Miss Cable," he added with an atte swells know all about it Get cha nice for Miss Cable Anywhere up to twenty dollars I'm not a millionaire, Miss Cable Tell the waiter I'll pay for it, Graydon This is a swell place, isn't it, Miss Cable? I've never been in Europe, but they say they can't touch our restaurants over there Get oysters, Graydon"

"By Jove, Elias, you are giving us a treat," laughed Graydon The oldin his effort to be agreeable A glance around the roo at his table He felt a new sense of pride

"I am proud of ood of you to askhis before they could lift themselves into the customary stare above her head

"I'lanced uneasily toward a table at his left It was set for six persons, none of whom had arrived "I trust it will not be the last ti very hospitable in e If you don't mind, Graydon, I won't drink this cocktail I ne I'm quite a teetotaler, you see Milk, always By the way, Graydon," he said, turning suddenly to the young man, "I suppose you've led her to believe that I had a ht--I ive toof the sort," stammered Graydon

"Well, there is a motive I've decided at last to tell all I knew Don't look like that, Miss Cable You'll attract attention Calm yourself It will be so Besides, I doubt very reat satisfaction out of it, although itthat your father and mother--well, we'll take our time Here are the oysters Oysters make me think of your father, Graydon Don't choke, my boy," he chuckled as Graydon stiffened quickly" He had a woht over there in Fifth Avenue, too Search warrant, and all that The oysters were being served when the papers were served Ah, he was a great e She had dared him, you see Did you ever hear of the other tinorant host to invite two deadly enemies to the same dinner? One fellow had robbed the other fellow of his wife Terrible scandal Your father knew that they expected to kill one another on sight And yet when the host told him whom he expected to invite he let him ask the two men He told me about it afterward It amused him Everybody but the host knew of the row and there was a panic in the drawing-room"