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Chloe Carstairs had not been aates that afternoon In vain had Sir Richard and Lady Laura invited her, in vain had Iris added her entreaties On this point Chloe was adaued with her for an hour orher reappearance in Littlefield society under the aegis of the Waynes, she merely shook her head with an inscrutable smile

"If I cared to re-enter Littlefield society," she said calo But I am really so indifferent to those people that I have no desire to ates"

"I didn't suppose you wanted to meet them--for your own sake," retorted her brother, "for a duller and more stupid set of people were never born; but as Iris is to be your sister-in-law I think you ates this afternoon"

But Chloe shook her head

"No, Bruce I am sorry to disappoint you, but it cannot be done As you know, I a his sister Bruce was quite satisfied with this o to Greengates to-day, nor to the wedding to-ood-bye this evening when all the people are gone I shall like to see her"

"All right" Bruce gave up the contest "I' her down for half an hour afterwards"

"Very well" Chloe rose from the breakfast-table as she spoke, and sauntered to the , froarden with appreciative eyes "It is lucky the weather is so beautiful--Greengates will look at its best on a day like this"

And Bruce agreed heartily as he stepped on to the lawn to enjoy his after-breakfast pipe

True to his promise Bruce loaument with Lady Laura, whose sense of propriety was, so she averred, outraged by the project

Sir Richard, however, to whorief, gave his consent readily enough when he saw that Iris really wished to bid her friend good-bye; and ood time he himself went to the door to pack them safely into the motor

"Take care of her, Bruce--she is very precious toman's arm, and his voice held an appeal which Bruce involuntarily answered