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"He's our kind, Ned Kilave Moya her chance with Verinder but I should have been disappointed in her if she had taken hiive her all the queer things she is always doing"

Farquhar had chuckled "It's an odds-on chance she'll not fancy him, Di"

"For Heaven's sake, why not?" his wife had asked impatiently "Does she expect to marry an emperor?"

"I don't knohat she expects The subject of matrimony is not all-important to Moya yet But some day it will be--and then may I be there to see!"

"You're so ridiculously wrapped up in her," Lady Jim accused with a s? For ood enough That isn't quite the point, is it? Moya wants to be stormed, to be swept from her feet into the arms of the man she is ready to love A sort of a Lochinvar business--full of thrills and great ive her those"

"No, I suppose not Pity she can't be sensible"

"There are enough of us sensible, Di We can spare her a few years yet for roive up so she can't afford to lose"

His wife looked at him and smiled fondly "You haven't quite lost it yourself, Jih that Lord Farquhar retained an interest in life that was refreshing This evening his eyes glearam to be held at the little town of Gunnison next day

"You and your friends are miners, I understand You'll not take part, then?" he asked

"I used to punch cows My na The boys want o We can ride up in theeat another sandwich"

"It will be pretty woolly--quite different froht we ca at ao What say, Lady Farquhar?" put in Captain Kiled

"I don't see e shouldn't," Lady Farquhar s If he'll drive hted, 'm sure"

Verinder ca What the deuce did Lady Farquhar mean? Captain Kilht and Miss Seldon during the ride back and forth Ever since the soldier had joined the party things had been going badly