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"You ed to say, and rather tardily "You can't help what he does" Mostyn's passionate gaze was fixed on her again "How pretty, how very pretty that dress is!" he flared out "Are you going to church thisdown into his eyes "Iunder the ht before, Mostyn told himself that he must by all means see her alone that day He ain, feel the warmth of her lips, and capture the assurance of a love the like of which was a novelty even to hi about?" she suddenly de, Dolly, that you have themouth that ever woman had, and your eyes--"

"Don't, don't!" she said, with a shudder "I can't explain it, but, somehohen you look and speak that way--"

"I can't help it," he blurted out, warmly "You make my very brain whirl I can hardly look at you It is all I can do to keep froain, even here where any one could see us Say, darling, do o to church to-day Make soo I have a thousand things to tell you"

The slight, shifting frown on her face steadied itself She gave hilance, then avoided his amorous eyes

"Oh, I couldn't do that, even for you," she faltered "They have askedin a quartette That is why I put on this dress The other girls are going to fix up a little"

"Then you won't oblige me?"

"I can't I simply can't It would be deceitful, and I am not a bit like that I' And that is why I know--feel that I did not act right last night"

"There you go again," he cried, lightly, forcing a laugh "When will you ever drop that? You say you love me, and I know I love you, so why should you not let me kiss you? I'll tell you what I'll do I'll order a horse and buggy sent out froeville this afternoon, and ill take a nice drive over the mountain"