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"Have you ever heard hiarden grows'?"

"I have not had that advantage," replied Sa-roo that willacrossthat's a different thing altogether"

"Do you sing that sort of thing?"

"People have been good enough to say"

"Then," said Billie decidedly, "youat the ship's concert to-ht under a bushel! I will tell Bream to count on you He is an excellent accompanist He can accompany you"

"Yes, butwell, I don't know," said Sa that the last ti in public had been at a house-supper at school, seven years before, and that on that occasion sorief to him that he had been unable to identify had thrown a pat of butter at hi," said Billie "I'll tell Brea?"

"Well--er--"

"Well, I'm sure it will be wonderful whatever it is You are so wonderful in every way You remind me of one of the heroes of old!"

Sam's discomposure vanished In the first place, this was much more the sort of conversation which he felt the situation indicated In the second place he had re at all He could do that imitation of Frank Tinney which had been such a hit at the Trinity sood He clasped the girl to him and kissed her sixteen times

Suddenly, as he released her, the cloud cael," he asked solicitously, "what's thesplendour of thetook on a touch of chill for Sahtfully "Yes, I see what you mean! He will think that we have been a little precipitate, eh? He will require a little time in order to learn to love reed Billie "You see I know he has always hoped that I would marry Bream"