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he same. Though, after all, I don’t care; it’s enough for
“me to know she loves me.’”
/ Said Smoothly: >
Were you, Blair, I should secure that beautiful
creature as soon as possible.’
“‘ What do you mean?” demanded Blair, awaking from -
a reverie,
I should marry her.”
pale, |
“TE she would,’’ he murmured, in a low voice. . a
a h, yes, she would,” said Austin Ambrose, in a quiet
tone of ‘confidence, ‘I think I could help you to that,
oe
Blair, Honestly, I think her such a treasure that, if I .
were in your place, I should never rest easy fora day until
She weré mine! A prince might long to make her his con-
e
Sort! To tell you the truth, Iam as bewitched as you are.
lad expected to see—well, I won’t tell you what, but I
will tell you what. I did see, a lovely girl, who was not —
only lovely, but a refined and gifted lady. Marry her,
lair, and at once!” oe
‘d marry her to-morrow if she’d let me,’’ said Blair
hotly; then he relapsed into silence, and Austin Ambrose
Was content to let the seed he had dropped take root.
ill you come to the club and dine with me?” he
paid, When they walked home. Lord Blair shook his
ead. :
‘No, thanks, old fellow,” he said. ‘Iwant to be alone.
Don’t think me a bear,”’
No, no, I understand,” said Austin Ambrose, as_he
shook hands; ‘“ go and dream of Margaret, and remember
what I Say, my dear fellow. A prize like that is never. too.
quickly secured.”’ /
_. Blair wandered to his rooms, to pace up and down his
sitting-room, and think over every word Margaret had
said. Austin Ambrose went to his chambers, and having
dressed Carefully and leisurely, dined luxuriously at his
club, and at half. past ten called a cab and had himself
' driven to Lady Marabout’s, who had an ‘‘evening”’ that
night, Lady Marabout’s rooms were filled to overflowing
When-he entered, and he had to make his way through a
crush that extended as far as the hall and stairs; but in
1S Cool.and leisurely fashion he reached_the principal
Saloon at last, and having shaken hands with the hostess,
Who greeted him with a brave though tired smile, he bent |
18 Steps toward a small crowd that surrounded some fa-
Vored person at the end of the room.
MAR@ARBT. == 109
‘There was silence for a moment, then Austin Ambrose | —
the hot blood mounted to Lord Blair’s face, then left it