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r his after-dinner cigar, he was amusing himself with a French novel, enters, after a little

d you didn't prosecute. You

with the result to be belligerent, "I

for that. Have you any idea ho

on't think

soon suspect mys

atter. I only wonder that some newspaper did

gaze at the house, simply because a picture of it had appeared in a newspaper. She thought her father m

laugh, in which Carmen joined, "and those times usually c

reception. You know I had come over to your opinion that seventeen was perhaps better than e

," said Mavick, w

air upsets all our arrangem

scape suggested by the Spectrum, in the assertion that you and

ewspapers? They run everything else. I'm not politics, I'm not an institution, I'm not

he reception, I had arranged my business for it. I

t have it now.

The child's got to face the world some time, and look out fo

it because I had to fight it

east idea what th

hat she is told. The conceit of men is most amusing about this. Evelyn is deeper than you think. The discrimination of that child so

gh, "and I've been at it a long time. Carmen, just

she put out the toe of her slender foot and appeared

sh or

a would not hear of it. Mam

avick, with equal gravity. "But how did yo

the most innocent, open-eyed exp

that." The tone in Mavick's v

, "it's much nicer to have a big income that'

uld se

t you think, dear, that we have had en

would do fo

ll put it

k stretched up his arms, half ya

air, went behind her husband, lifted with her delicate fingers a lock of grayish hair on his forehead,

happiness, lighted his cigar and sought refuge in a tale of modern li

fectionate and trusting nature, which suspected little evil anywhere, there was no doubt that her father and mother had her entire confidence and love. But the likelihood was that she would not be pliant. Under Miss McDonald's influence she had somewhat abstract notions of what is right and wrong, and she saw no reason why these should not be applied in all cases. What her m

ity might be thought. Her very wide range of reading had liberalized her mind, and given her a much wider outlook upon the struggles and passions and failures and misery of life than many another girl of her age had gained by her limited personal experience. Those who hold the theory that experience is the only guide are right as a matter of fact, since every s

she found Evelyn reading aloud and Miss McDonald at

ous! What a r

doing less; I've only an audience o

it is settled. It'

eption?

it. He has too much on hand

got a reprieve," and Eve

nd only said, "Then I shal

an to smooth her hair and pet her. "I'm awfully glad. I'd ever

ttl

d made her stand up to measure. "See, McDonald, almost a

uetting on the floor-"I can do tho

merican, I guess.

her hands. "Isn

er was holding her at arm's-length and studying her

ertainly features not regular nor classic. The mouth, larger than her mother's, had full lips, the upper one short, and admirable curves, strong in repose, but fascinating when she smiled. A face not handsome, but interesting. And the eyes made you hesitate to say she was not handsome, for they were large,

aying to herself, as she threw herself upon a couch