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appointment on his face, “you've made a mistake. You'y mixed your dates with cocktails.” 3 “T teld you last night IW stay off it" muttered the
youth, “and Ive done it. And now you're throwing me down.” 7 “Oh, come areund later, sai eben carelessly. She sipped inte Scott's arms, ay “Don't let enyeae cat in.” After afewtures checoms” ee tieaRamtreettebtceriogmcss we've had a dance together.” “Te might be a thousand years in its effect en yom ee
ealled me?—your wise and guiding frend.* “Arent you that now? You must abrays he,” aul returned quickly. “And for me only. De you Hike CGissig,-
Mr. Scott?” “Tmmensely.
She's charming.”
“Better than me?” challenged Pat.
Sate msewere affthn:doce hnconght bacSes for a moment and felt the httle, excited access of laughter”
which ran through her body hike a tearless soh “What | do you think?” he queried.
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Her cheek fluttered against his. “Then that’s a right.” she breathed. “You dear! whispered Scott. He falt himself losing”
his head ; told himself that this was inexcusable foolishness, — unfair, unworthy, sterile trifiing with eull chance. Yet be lacked the foree to draw back.
Wook] you mindverymuch.” asked Patdeprecatiaglil after a pause, “if I remeged on the fifth extra?* _
“Indeed I should!
Unless"—he
tried for a light
tone—“there’s some special reason for it, seach asthat you,* dont want to give it to me.”
“Oh, I want to terridly. Bet Pain ech a
that dance would straighten me out . . . I thought
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