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Clive Terrence hung around He cal as he condescended to stay In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay He had discovered that Leslie was the very saer days had proood fun, so he stayed He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future

Julia Cloud didn't like hi, and for that reason she ice as cordial to hiht have been if she had liked him better She reasoned that it was unfair to take a sudden dislike that way, and perhaps it was only a sign he needed a bit of their home all the more So she made him welcome and treated him as she did any other boys who came But more and more as the days slipped by she did not like him At first she was a bit worried about his influence on Allison, till she saw that he an to be annoyed by his constant attendance on Leslie And finally she grew exceedingly restless and anxious as day succeeded day and Howard ca just before dinner, she went to the 'phone and called up the college It happened that she caught Howard just as he was going down to dinner She told hireen peas and strawberry shortcake for dinner, wouldn't he come? He came Who could refuse Julia Cloud?

But the face of Clive Terrence was a study when, unannounced, Howard entered the living-roo and quietly opened the door Such a storhted welcome as met him warmed his heart and dispelled the evil spirits that had haunted hi the week

In the chatter of talk while they were being seated at the dinner table the visitor was alluerly discussed plans for soreeary of being ignored and in the first pause he languidly drawled: "Leslie, I think you and I'll take the cah and go in town to a show this evening I'm bored to death"