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Leslie's eyes were flashing, and her head was held haughtily; but she kept her hands firet out, Myrtle," she said coldly "I can't help you out in any scheo to some one else for that kind of help"

Myrtle pouted

"I must say I don't think you're very nice, Leslie Cloud, speaking in that way before my friends; but of course you don't understand; I'll have to tell you Bart Laws and I are engaged, and we're going to a ton in the next State to get married Bart has the license and the ed nicely His aunt will be there for a chaperon If you behave yourself and do as we tell you, the whole thing will go off quietly and no one will know the difference You and I will go back ho will be lovely You see, dear, I've been engaged all this tiuardians don't approve of e You didn't understand why I had so o-between for Bart and o this afternoon?"

Myrtle's voice was very soft and insinuating She had tears always near the surface for ready use "You never have been in love, Leslie; you don't knohat it is to be separated from the one who is all the world to you Co in the world for you if you'll only help me out now"

"And if I won't?" asked Leslie cal the question

"Well, if you won't," put in the person called Fred Hicks, "why, Bart and I will just fix you up perfectly hare"--and he put his hand in his pocket, and brought out the end of an ugly-looking rope--"and then we'll take charge of this expedition and go on our way You can take it or leave it as you please Shut up there, Myrt; we haven't any more time to waste We're behind schedule now"

Leslie's ot like two blue sparks, but her voice was cool and steady

"Well, I won't!" she said tensely; and with a suddento her feet, flung it far out across the road, across a little scuttled canoe that lay at the bank, and plunk into the water, before the other occupants of the car could realize what she was doing