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Saunders snapped his fingers impulsively, tossed his head, started to speak, but remained silent

"Why did you--do that?" Mostyn deainst his will

"Oh, there is no use going into it," Saunders said, sharply, "but if you think ten thousand dollars will stop a creature of that staht youyou to the end of her days"

"I don't think so, Jarvis" Mostyn seldom used Saunders's Christian name, and it caiving her the money just now I rendered her a peculiar service She wanted it to save her brother frorace"

"And you think that will silence her perain, if I aloomy view of it," Mostyn protested "In fact, I don't exactly kno to make you out to-day You seee?"

"Not in the slightest I have scarcely thought of it"

"Well, then, what is the matter?"

The sudden set silence after such a demand showed plainly that the question ell-tiently, but he repeated it

"I have just got back frolanced at the closed door furtively--"and while I was there I heard soossip about your attentions to my little friend Dolly Drake You know mountain people, Mostyn, usually s The truth is, soone so far as to say that you and she were likely to lowed "They have no--no right to go so far as that," he staood deal, for, as you know, she is very entertaining"

"No one knows it better," Saunders said, fireous, beautiful, and brilliant creature I have ever ed She has her whole fa father, on her frail shoulders It is because of these things that I am tempted to speak plainly about a certain--"

"Go on" Mostyn sed anxiously, for his partner had paused

"I have no personal right to inquire into your conduct," Saunders continued, "but a certain thing has filled me with fear--fear for that poor child's happiness I met her yesterday near her school, and the awful look in her face hauntedto say, no questions to ask, but the dumb look of despair in her eyes could not beti to make love to every pretty woman you have been throith I hope I am mistaken this time--with all my soul, I do"