Once a Week

ving her guests. Magnificently gowned in one of Sweeting's latest creations, and wearing round her neck the famous Beltravers seed-pearls, she looked the pic

l find some sandwiches in the billiard-room. Beltravers, show the Earl some sandwiches.

county w

tions; Sir Septimus Root, the inventor of the fire-proof spat; Captain the Honourable Alfred Nibbs, the popular breeder of blood-tor

ltraverses-a headless sardine on a field of tomato. As each new arrival entered Lord Beltravers scanned his or her

looked the picture of girlish innocence as she stood for a moment hesitating in the doorwa

. I have thought about you ever since this morning. T

" said Gwen

y, put his arm round her waist and