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'I' very uncoreat effort of his life was drawing very near There had been a pleasurable excitereat heiress of the day, but now that the deed had to be executed,--and executed after so novel and stupendous a fashion, he almost wished that he had not undertaken it It must have been much nicer when men ran aith their heiresses only as far as Gretna Green And even Goldsheiner with Lady Julia had nothing of a job in comparison with this which he was expected to perforirl's fortune! He ale to recede 'How about ot some?'

'I have just the two hundred pounds which your father paidmore I don't see why he should keep my money, and not let me have it back'

'Look here,' said Marie, and she put her hand into her pocket 'I told you I thought I could get some There is a cheque for two hundred and fifty pounds I had h for the tickets'

'And whose is this?' said Felix, taking the bit of paper with ets ever so s But she gets so muddled about it that she doesn't knohat she pays and what she doesn't' Felix looked at the cheque and saw that it was payable to House or Bearer, and that it was signed by Augustus Melet the ive you the ht over the o on the journey he would much prefer to have themoney in his pocket Perhaps if Didon were entrusted with the cheque she also would like the feeling But then ht it not be possible that if he presented the cheque hi Melet theit to me to-morrow, at four o'clock in the afternoon, to the club' If the o down to Liverpool, nor would he be at the expense of his ticket for New York 'You see,' he said, 'I'ht know ement Marie assented and took back the cheque 'And then I'll co for you'