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It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glu to overflow in Leslie's eyes

At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth

"Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up? Are you sure it has come to that, Allison? It seems perfectly preposterous!"

"Well, you know if she cares for hiht to hold on to her and spoil her life You knoas different when it was old Pill Bowman This is a real man"

"Care for him! How could she possibly care for him?" snapped Leslie "Why, he has a wart on his nose, and he snuffs! I never thought of it before till last night, but he does; he snuffs every little while! Ugh!"

"Why, I thought you liked hiht he wanted Cloudy, but I can't see that! I hate hiht he was about the nicest man in the faculty except the dean, and he's ot onto the idea that he wants Cloudy I can't bear the sight of hi hih for Cloudy, Allison"

"What's thedon't count if you love a person I like him I like him ever so much, and I think he's lonesome He'd appreciate a home like ours You knohat a wonderful wife Cloudy would make"

Leslie fairly screamed

"O Allison! To think you have coive up our lovely hoo the dear knohere, and have to board at the college or so married, too, I suppose," said Allison speculatively

His sister flashed a wise, curious look up at him, and studied his face a minute Then a shade came over her own once more

"Yes, I s'pose you will, pretty soon You're ale But poor me! I'll have to board for thole years et ht not liketo live on any sister-in-law, no matter how much I love her, so there!"