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"I said 'perhaps,' because I didn't see Mr Plank co hie frolared about for anybody, and presently cornered the frightened and neglected debutante who had hated Plank

Sylvia, standing beside Plank, looked up at him with her confident and friendly smile

"You don't care to dance, do you? Would you mind if we sat out this dance?"

"If you'd rather," he said, so wistfully that she hesitated; then with a little shrug laid one hand on his arether, into the scented whirl

Plank, like many heavywith all the ardour of a schoolgirl, perht to sweep her dreamily fro one, for she returned to it in a few ently that she cared to dance no htly on his arm, it did not see the, and she was familiar with the house, and they soon entered the conservatory, where, in the shadow of various palms various youths looked up impatiently as they passed, and varioustheir di thickets of forced lilacs over-hung by early wistaria A spring-like odour hung in the air; sorew musical in the semi-darkness

"Marion told me you had been asked," she said "We have been so friendly; you've always asked ht I'd save you one Are you flattered, Mr Plank?"

He said he was, very pleasantly, perfectly undeceived, and convinced of her purpose--a purpose never even tacitly adain--not resent that she should use him Why not? Others used him; everybody used him; and if they found no use for him they let him alone Morti to exact from him It was for that he was tolerated--he knew it; he had slowly and unwillingly learned it His intrusion a these people, of whoht be turned to soy found plenty for him to do for the the them all had ever found unselfish pleasure in him? Not one