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"Beauty does notwas likely to er Seaton from any purpose he had once resolved upon What to hi for a ti "female of the species"--no h and too much in Seaton's opinion And the puzzled Gondered whether after all he would not have actedSeaton's proposal to part with his secret to the United States Governe that it was to be "used" should occasion arise, rather than leave him to his own devices to do as he pleased with the apparently terrific potentiality of which he alone had the knowledge and the hts thus buzzed in his head like swar hi like a child with a broken toy who can not understand "why" it is broken As he did not speak at once she took up the thread of conversation

"You see how it is no use," she said "No use to think of his ever loving ME! But love for HIM--ah!--that I have, and that I will ever keep in ladly die!"

Gwent uttered a sound between a grunt and a sigh

"There it is! You woirl, why should you 'die' for him or for any man! That's sheer sentimental nonsense! There's not a man that ever lived, or that ever will live, that's worth the death of a woman! That's so! Men think toowomen ever since they were born--it's time they stopped a bit"

Manella's beautiful eyes expressed bewilderood girl!--that is what they do! The silly trusting creatures go to thee or out of it--the throat-cutting goes on, for men areThey are never satisfied unless they can kill so--a bird, a fox or a woman I'm a man myself and I know!"

"YOU would kill a wohed

"No,--not I,and 'sport' of all kinds I don't even drive a golf-ball, inas fast and far as I can Oh, yes!--you stare!--you are wondering why, if I have such ideas, I should suggest love-e to YOU,--well, I don't actually recood' than of you You ht possibly help him a bit--"