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Her self-forgetfulness was contagious The beautiful girl did not look fro circle for the sake of picking up a senerosity she wished to give pleasure to her guests; froo that she was no longer conscious of it, she wished to do thehts as ood woenuine interest herself in the subjects on which they were conversing

By her tact, and with Mrs Arnot's efficient aid, she drew all into the current of their talk The three other youngwere manly fellows, and had come to treat Haldane with cordial respect Thus for a tiet all that had occurred to cloud his life He found that the presence of Laura kindled his intellect with a fire of which he had never been conscious before His eyes flashed sympathy with every word she said, and before he are he, too, was speaking his nance toward hiht of her deep blue eyes She led hiet himself and his past so coument, inadvertently pronounced his own doom In answer to the re conservative and exclusive, and its favor should be the highest earthly reward of a stainless life The coarse and the vulgar should be taught that they cannot purchase it nor elbow their way into it, and those who have it should belife, for it can never be regained Thus society not only protects itself, but prevents weak souls fro with temptation"

So well-bred was Laura that, while her color deepened at his words, she betrayed no other consciousness that they surprised her But he suddenly remembered all, and the blood rushed tumultuously to his face, then left it very pale

"What I have said is true, nevertheless," he added quietly and decisively, as if in answer to these thoughts; "and losing one's place in societylife"

He felt that this was true, as he looked at the beautiful girl before hientle, and yet so unapproachable by hi acquiescence to his words As her aunt's protege, as a young ood wishes and courteous treat more