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"Will you be wanting rew?"

"Only to say that father will be detained don to-night and that

you will be expected to take lish ood, they say"

Tho such a situation As yet there had been no

entertaining at the Killigrew home; nearly all their friends were out

of town for the surew, but I have no suitable clothes" Which

was plain unvarnished truth "And I do not possess an opera-hat" And

never did

Kitty laughed pleasantly "We are very democratic in this house, as by

this time you will have observed In the summer we do not dress; we

take our amusements co Island; but delayed repairs will not let us into it till

August Then we shall all take a vacation You will join us as you

are; that is, of course, if you are not too busy with your own affairs"

"Never too busy to be of service to you, Miss Killigrew I'"

"A book?"--interestedly

"Bally rot, possibly Would you like to read it?"--one of the best

inspirations he had ever had He was not one of those silly

individuals who hem and hahen so, whose sole aied out of them,

with hypocritical reluctance