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She (laughing a little). Oh, it didn't last! She (encouraging). You must forget old very long. Mother wasn't tompressed, and grievances, Jian Poor mother acted for Sreur - connor of Lady Farrowdale's it was rather a fag; but I went on freiting drawing-roun, half-hidden by a screen, and caring for you all the thao, Jira, evon He eating himself beside her) Gwen : | though I did go about clothed decently. Shofia uctur-of-fact.tone), Jia!
Ile (a trillo embarrassed). Ik not ex- peat to ment yon lero to-night,
She (in a superior tous). I did. I uever como to this house unless I know exactly whom Fi'guing to meet.
He (astonished). Why ?
Ne (cmbarrassed). So sweet of you. She (raising bereres suddenly). Do you remember the day, bi the pant, in, when you firas tall me that you cured-..-
He (wriggling a littic nervously), A fol- ⚫low doesn't forget those things; but it was
auful check of me all the same. ~
She (emphatically). Chak? Oh, Jim! He gathering courage). You see, Gwen. you were such a child then, anci
She. O, Amy Farrowdale has dere! loped. Woinen mostly do when they got a bit but of the running.
He glancing at his hostess). What do
you mean: She looks as slim us over.
She (scornfully). As seriggy, you mean.
She (interupt). Child It's three years ngo, Jia, and I'm only twenty-three now,
He (foundering). I know, but I think
But the development isn't physical; it's your mother was right. Fought not to
--wr, he calls it hatellectual,
He (vaguely). 1 seo. But why She (laughing). You don't see, my friend, or you would'nt wonder what that
has to do with my not coming to her parties
-
trust.
He. I must say→→
Shu. Pouple won't come any nro for her tax yeux, and good chefs are no longer a rarity in London; so Amy, bas gone in for the dernier late in all things. And one is as likely to meet a Russian Anarchist in her drawing room post fresh from Montmartre. I don't object to either specica on moral grounds, but I do most strongly ablor being bored.
He (gazing at her). You've changed !.. Sho (chourfully) Thope so,
Ho (after a pause, tentatively). Not al together.
She (with a quick glance at him, then demurely), No--this are things which one flos nos foveat
He (with a sigh). Desr Gwendoline Sho (studying the fan that is on the eouch between them). And you-you re- member, too, Jian?
He quickly). Of cour
She (dawing partornson her fan). Every. thing?
He (cuphatically). Of course.. She (not raising her eyes). It was awful. I thought I should dic. s
Hofsympathetically). Poor little Gwon! She. I left. of waving my hair and wore flat-heeled shoes and a plain tulle vuil: (Eupharially) Really, it was very terrible
I citeam) can't imagine you tenible, but it was a a change,
have spoken then. I was only a your day!! with an incone not big enough to pay for your boute.
She (sadly). We were very happy. He (engerty). Of course, but→→ She (brightly). On, I've grown up šuft- ciently to realing that filthy lacre is not abso- lutely to be lespised.
Ho (heartly). Rather!.
Sho (admiringly). You've got on wor defully you know. I'u most awfully glad, because
He (on tanter-hioka). Becauso what?" She (with downcast epea). 1've got & confession to make, dini,
Ha (anxiously). Yes?
She. I'm afraid Fn wickedly exitara- gant, dear.
Ho (with sigh). Is that all?
She (staring at him). What did you expert
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Ho (Houndering). I thought mean, i feared that you were going to tell me that Bere was someone else.
She. Jim!
He (foundering more), I mean in three years, and nit allowed to write to each other. I thought you right-ne
She (as he stops short), Might that? He (lamely). Might live Oisted, po
hapë
She (Leuglis). Of course I've flirted, dear; all nicegits do. But you know how for years and years if it were necessary. we-sware to each other that we would wait
He (muttering) Yerr
Che (triumphant). Well, then?
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Lotd Selborne in ons of his recently LEVER upea the eyes of same persons In England delivered speuches in the House of Lut as to the treatment of our wounded by 4
stated that it had been decided to cany
tos hard on her. Here we are again, you follows to The Times:--It may possibly The Bishop Chichester writes aa And I like the downs at the peatoorimes; and all'e woll that ends well, isn't it? Ho (looking very blank). Y c-s
Sho (solicitously). Jim, dear, what's the Portion at least of those who, andur thout all the relations anda by the
matter?
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He (taking up her fan nad gazing stupid-against us in South Afrian if you will allow training and examination of junior naval All Watches Guaranteed.
ly at the monogram on it). Gwen, you are ona girl out of a thousand.
She (laughing) Do you know, that's the frat compliment you've paid me to-night.
He (still staring at the gold letters), and I'm a bonetly cad.
She (with wide eyes). Jim ?
me to quote a few words from a letter jus recaived by a from my 200, who went out in February best in the reinforcement draft of Paget's Horse,
As was dangeroitaly wounded' at Brak Taagte on June 4 in arrearguard action ou the top of a hill. I quote his own words
An officer dashed up with the order, and we were left lying whore we were. No Retire at all costs, and leave the wounded,'
sooner ind our men left the hill flaw about 29 Boers dathal up, and a more heter- on-goneous, collection of scoundrels I have never seen. They came up is and proceeded to strip us of everything we
ought to be kicked. Hore have you been He (pounding out his words). I am, and
caring for me all these yous, and 1—-- Sho (faintly). Oh, Jim, you! He (helplessly. I'm-I'm--- -Sha (almost in a whisper). You're gaged?
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officers. One of the recmanendations of that committee referred to the study of foreign languages. They stated that, at though a knowledge of French is not made necessity for admission into the naval service, they considered that all junior officers should be expected to acquire a colloquial knowledge of that language. To 1589
French the committee recommended that encourage and provide for the study of
officers who have passed as interpretere in that language should be appointed to ships bearing midshipmen as such and receive the pay, and, in regard to languages other THE than French, that encouragement should also be given to those officers who have qualified in such languages by appointing them as interpreters. The first stop has now been taken to give affect to their They then went round the other side of recommendations by the appointment of the bill to windward and lit a veld fire, Capt. John B. Noble, R.M.LL, to the with the double object of covering their Empress Tudio, on the Mediterancan He (eagerly). Yes, Gwen, you're so retreat and burning us out, and we lay station, as interpretar in French, and the aud watched the fire approaching us with a appointment of Engineer Arthur W. Bolton uinds of being roasted alive in a few interpreter in Russiso. It is quite certain Four, with the chearing prospect in our to the Baryleur, on the China station us minutes time; however, just at the right that nothing will be'p more to spread the kuowledge of foreign languages among
He (tragically Worse- married! She (behind her handkerchief). Oh! de. Don't Gwen! I'm not worth it. You'll forget me, and samo other chap will trup, an
She (in a swothered voice). Thank Jime; but
pretty; he will
you,
She (with a burst of laughter) He has! My dear boy, I've been married two years.
He (aghast). You!"
had."
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They even tried to drag off the ring from
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She (holding out for banda). Quits. Forgive me for teasing you, but you lookedment, when the fire had got within 10 deliciously afraid of me. I sat used through it, and carried us to a place of
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