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"I'lad, Mr Kilohich displayed her soft curves and the ripe roundness of throat and ar If Jack was overpowered he gave no sign of it

"Glad to meet you, Miss Seldon"

Her eyes rained sweet pity on hih to disturb the serenity of any young man not in arenially and without resent for the waiter?"

India rose "I' with Ned and Moya," she explained

Alone with the Westerner, Joyce felt her blood begin to quicken

"Are you quiterecovered?" she asked

Their eyes met In his there was a faint cynical smile of a in his words Her lashes fell to the soft cheeks, then lifted again "I thought perhaps there ht still be"

He shook his head vigorously "It was only a drea it seriously"

Joyce bit her lip with vexation There was so not quite decent in so prompt a recovery from her charms He did not appear to hold even any resentri wo, but his adination play upon her personality He focused it upon the girl who had fought for his life against the ridicule and the suspicions of her friends It was impossible for hiallantly expressed in every look and motion

But Moya let hi because she had showed to all her little world too keen an interest in hiht think she felt she had upon hiirl was scornfully indifferent to his advances Alratitude

"TheCan't he see that honors are easy?" she said impatiently to Lady Farquhar

Jack Kilmeny was no quitter He set that lean jaw of his and would not accept repulse In four days now the Farquhar party was going to leave Goldbanks and hetoward her without having her pulses stirred, but her look ive him a chance to see her alone Even Lady Farquhar, who had been a severe critic of her vagaries, coainst it in vain He could not find a chance to speak It was characteristic of him that he made one