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"By Jove! Catch hi

Farquhar, very much a sportsman, wanted to know all about it, after which he insisted on weighing the trout Jack was dragged into the Lodge to join in this function, and presently found hi Lady Farquhar, a pleasant plue conception of her part Her s Westerner, but the latter did not need to be told that behind her friendliness the instinct of the chaperone was alert The one swift glance she had thrown at Miss Dwight told him as much

Into the room drifted presently Miss Seldon, a late novel in her hand In contrast with her sheathed loveliness Miss Dwight looked like a young girl There was soure of youth, with its suggestion of developing lines, but most men ceased to look at her when Joyce sithin the orbit of their vision

Joyce Seldon was frankly a beauty in every line and feature Her exquisite coloring, the soft a lashes which shaded deep lovely eyes, satisfied the senses no less than the supple rounded young body which was carried with such light grace Kilmeny was not very impressionable, but in her presence the world seeh with a new radiance She laid upon him the spell of women

Presently Dobyans Verinder dropped in with an eht of Jack He was followed presently by Captain Kilirl, quick of tongue, quicker of eye, and ready for anything froathered that Lord Farquhar and Miss Dwight had bet their catch would outweigh that of the other three, Farquhar and she to fish opposite the Lodge and the others half a mile below Thetrout and Verinder's obstinacy in sticking to the flies he had used in England with success There is a type of Englishht up on and trying to ence is a form of treason Neither Farquhar nor Kiled the American with questions and soon had a pretty fair idea of fishing on the Gunnison

"I should think you would ask ested Miss Dwight, who had just returned froed into more conventional attire