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"And I suppose I've been playing ducks and drakes withhome a hairpin

"I don't say that, dear What I say is that Mr Kilmeny may misunderstand your interest in him"

"He irl

"He ht Give a man's vanity the least chance and----"

A reckless irind on an aching tooth in heady rage--swept Moya like a flame

"Then he would think the truth," she interrupted "What's the use of denying it? II'm in love with hiasp

The young worace so as to face her chaperon Beneath the dark eyes spots of color burned through the tan

"It's true I've caredever since we met him"

"And he--has he ever ht only of Joyce That's what makes it more shameless"

Lady Farquhar took a moment to absorb the unwelcome news "I never dreamed it was as bad as this Of course I knew he interested you a good deal, but----"

Moya could not keep scorn of herself out of her voice "But you didn't think I was so lost to decency as to throw myself at his head You see I am"

"Nonsense," cut in her chaperon with sharp coirl that has fancied a ood deal of it Make yourself forget him That's all you can do"

"I can't do that I've tried," confessed Moya ain Reed to a man worth a dozen of him Call your pride to help you"

"It seems that I have none I've told rader and that doesn't help"

Her friend was alarmed "You don't mean that you would marry a man who is a--a man who steals ore"

"No I wouldn't marry himeven if he wanted me--which he doesn't I haven't fallen that far"

"Glad to hear you say that," answered Lady Farquhar with a sigh of relief She took the girl in her arms and patted one of the shoulders over which the hair cascaded "My dear, it's hard You're intense and eot to--to buck up, as Ja-willed Make a winning fight"

"What aboutNed?"

"Does he suspect?"

"I don't know Soenerous he is He never says anything, or avoids the subject of his cousin in any way" She added, after an instant: "Ned knows that I don'tlove him--that is, in one way He says he is ready to wait till that comes"