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People were now inspecting the" so unattractive that he had just tipped it over to avoid seeing it, when a burst of laughter frohing; so was Rena Bonnesdel looking over Quarrier's shoulder at a card he was holding--not one of the "hand"-decorated, but a sheet of note-paper containing a drawing of alaughter of his lordship obliterated other sounds for a while; Rena Bonnesdel possessed herself of the drawing and held it up ahter And, to his excessive annoyance, Siward saw that, unconsciously, he had caricatured Quarrier--Ferrall'sthe caricature dreadfully apparent

Quarrier had at first flushed up; then he forced a smile; but his symmetrical features were never cordial when he smiled

"Who on earth did that?" whispered Sylvia Landis apprehensively "Mr Quarrier dislikes that sort of thing--but of course he'll take it well"

"Did he ever chase his own dog?" asked Siward, biting his lip

"Yes--so Blinky says--in the Carolinas last season It's Blinky!--that's his notion of huh? No wonder Mr Quarrier is annoyed"

The gay uproar had partly subsided, renewed here and there as the sketch was passed along, and finally,the circle, returned like a bad penny to Quarrier He s his compliments to Alderdene

"Oh, no," cackled his lordship; "I didn't draw it, old chap!"

"Nor I! I only wish I could," added Captain Voucher

"Nor I--nor I--who did it?" ran the chorus along the table

"I didn't do it!" said Sylvia gravely, looking across at Quarrier And suddenly Quarrier's large, handsome eyes met Siward's for the briefest fraction of a second, then were averted But into his face there crept an expressionless pallor that did not escape Siward--no, nor Sylvia Landis

Presently under cover of a rapid fire of chatter she said: "Did you draw that?"

"Yes; I had no idea it was ine how likely I'd be to take any liberty with a man who already dislikes me"

"But it resembles him--in a very dreadful way"

"I know it You must take my word for what I have told you"

She looked up at him: "I do" Then: "It's a pity; Mr Quarrier does not consider such things hulishman had been in Ballyhoo!"

"But he didn't do it!"

"No, but he put you up to it--or Grace Ferrall did I wish Grace would let Mr Quarrier alone; she has always been perfectly possessed to plague him; she seems unable to take him seriously and he simply hates it I don't think he'd tolerate her if she were not his cousin