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"Coirl had taken hilance, and a little

smile trembled on the corner of her lips as she followed the harassed

financier into his "holy of holies"

"My little den," said Bones incoherently "Sit down, jolly old--young

miss Take my chair--it's the best Mind how you step over that

telephone wire Ah!"

She did catch her feet in the flex, and he sprang to her assistance

"Upsy, daisy, dear old--young miss, I mean"

It was a breathless welcome She herself was startled by the warrey eyes and a perfect odlike presence

"I have coood of you," said Bones enthusiastically "You've no idea how

fearsoet so, any time between ten and twelve or two and four; don't

stand on cereain

"You're a kind young hed

"You're not used to having girls in this office, are you?"

"You're the first," said Bones, with a dramatic flourish, "that ever

burst tiddly-um-te-um!"

To be uess

it--added to her natural embarrassment