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A little later he and his sister were at luncheon in her dining-roo patience with you, Dick," she said, as she poured his tea

"Is that anything new?" he ventured to jest, while wondering what ht lay in the little woman's mind

"You are too strenuous," she sar into his cup "Entirely toothat you are already undoing the effects of your vacation The old glare is back in your eyes; your hands shake I reallyof the brain, which was brought on by financial worry You are killing yourself, and for no reason in the world Look at Alan Delbridge He is the idealdisturbs hie!" Mostyn said, testily "Even you can't keep fro him in my teeth He is as cold-blooded as a fish Why should I want to be like him?"

"Well, take Jarvis Saunders, then," she returned "What ets? I like to talk to him He has a helpful philosophy of life When he leaves his desk he is as happy and free as a boy out of school I saw hi ball in a vacant lot with one of your clerks the other day Is it any wonder that so hters consider hi; he really is wonderful"

"Oh, I know it," Mostyn answered, drinking his tea, impatiently "I was not made like him I am not to blame"

Mrs Moore eyed him silently for a moment, then a serious expression settled on her florid face "Well," she ejaculated, "when are you going to h hiht hiirl had talked to others besides Saunders

"What do you mean?" He asked the question quite aimlessly He avoided her eyes

"I want to know about your latest love affair," she laughed, softly "Just one line in your last letter ether As soon as I heard you were staying at Drake's I began to expect it So I was not surprised You see, I saw her a year ago Jarvis introduced us one day He put hienius, and what not"