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The months passed slowly, and Durrant began to make material progress. No word was ever uttered which bere upon the question he had mooted that evening: by matual consent the subject was totally avoided, and they renewed their old easy intimney. One event ing, however, he came into Mary's rooms, his faced Busked with excitement. Mary was, as usual. at her desk struggling with a young woman's love affairs.

At last!" he cried a lintereil. Mary glanced round quickly, Shogun instinctively that the postpone suoment had come, and felt her heart beat.

Sit down while I finish this paragraph," she said, and wrote or wildly. After a few minutes aho flung down her pair: Blue ross and came slowly towards the fireplace. Dur- rant had sat down in his customary chair, and she stood with our hand on the mantelpisos looking down on him.

"I have a great deal to tell you." he said. There was a note of suutidence in his voice.

What is it," she asked subduedly." The Daily Illustrated people are sending Moore to the States for the Presidential Election. He wants me to go with him. They havn offered Imudsome terms.

made permanent. You ask me why I hesitate. I can give no string of reasons, I have no reasons to offer. And yet

"You admit you have no reasons?

She disregarded his question. "It my mou concoited to say so," she went on, "but it is true that I have a faculty not very common in woman-a good judgment. Through life. have found that when confronted with twe alterumtives, I have usually bean able to obiooso the right courFFE.

And my judgment tells in that our marriage would be a mistake."

"I too have judgment," he cried, and it talls me the contrary."

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Slm shook her head. You are not letting it have fair play

"I tell you I love you!"

"I am the only woman you have associated with sines you came to Loudon. And at your Ago it is easy to love. Perhaps, too, you are little grateful for any help I have been able to chats render you. We have had many ey together and

think you love me." so-you My love is real." "I am sure of it; at this moment it is real." "Do you think it will not last?" "I think it is possible it might not if you met a young and beautiful woman.

Do you think your love would lust ?" She pondered the question. "If I loved you, which I don't admit, yon khaw, I don't think my love would ever falle." There was a smile on her lips, but in her eyes a look of almost anguish.

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Then it is for my ake you refuse to marry I have not said I loved you." her voice was almost inaudible but if I did love you, it would be for your sako Telioull refuse.""

He sprang to his feet and eams to her side, and put his arm round her waist.

"I am glad she answered heartily.. "That isn't all. Afterwards wo've to do Conads together. There is a boom in the Colo- nies jnst now. and the Illgetrated is going to

You love me, I know," he said, "and för play the heavily. I don't know where we

my sake you want to make ine nebappy are going. but we shall not be back for six months of contse I'm going only toOh, what Colly: Of course, I will not listen to wnch nousins. I love you, and we will marry." illustrate Moore's work,

He presed her in his strong, young arms and kissed her face. She did not resist.

"Six mouths." sha echoed.

Ho nodded. "When we get back. I am to be engaged as one of the staff."

"I am glad; so glad

At length, she frew bersulf away from him. "Of course it is out of the question," she Con-mirmared, and looked helplessly around the

room us if for a means of escape.

He jumped up and canht her hands. gratulate too, for I have achieved that for which I have been striving."

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Come, Mary," he said, "why should you hesitate: Can't you see it is useless to resist?" She gave a little low laugh. "I almost feel that.”

Say just one word," he pleaded. Say that will

IDBEry me?

She let her hands remain in his, nad looked bhi squarely in the face. I congratulate you most sincerely,

," she said, "I am very, very glad

"I am sorry to be away for six months," he 4 ASTLEY." UPPER RICHMOND went on ruefully, it seems a long time."

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Let us leave the matter over till you return six months time."

Ho considered this. "No," he said decisively. I should be ruatiess and anxious the whole. time I was away. I should be fearing that someone else was trying to take you from R. In Fact, unless yen promise to marry me. I don't think I shall go away at all."

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you say such a foolishly wicked thing?" had to wait years for it."

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I am glavi teo," he answered. "and you can guess why. Now I am no longer a wait on the ocean of journalism. I have now a radder to my little boat--and there is room for two."

She drew her hands away. And so you are thinking of getting married," she said cheer fully West a precocious-child-it is! Who in the girl

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You are Au angry flush rose to his brow. Dost irritating. Mary-I will call you Mary. You pretend that I am a boy, and that you are an old woman. Really there is very little difference in our ages.

Oh, no. hardly any," she said mockingly, "Let me see, you are nearly-what it is? twenty

Twenty-two," he baret out wrathfully.

And What a great age she exclaimed. I am" she hesitated a little, looking at him and then away" much older. I am nearly

thirty."

"It is nothing!"

A tinge of pink dyed her chook. "As a matter of fact I am more than that. I am thirty-fre,"

"Well, what of it?"

"It is for you I have been working," he an swore a little sullenly. Success is no doubt pleasant, Imt. I value it for what it brings, I hoped it would bring you."

Would it make you unhappy if I say definitely our marriage is out of the question?"

.* It won't wreck my life!"

A flickering smile, which exaggeration of sentiment always bronght, horored round the corners of Mary's month, but she became serious at once.

Perhaps it really night disturb you and make your work less satisfactory," she said thoughtfully,

I am sure I should be good for nothing As I said, it would be quite useless going at all." "You uunoying boy," she ozclaimed suddenly, smile fooling her eyes, "I will marry you." "Really," and his arms were around her again. After au interval, she pushed him away from "You seem really happy," she said, with er.

a touch of wonder.

"Happy!" he ejaculated. "oh, Mary--". She glavesd at herself in the glass, and sighed. "Ah, well, truly love is blind."

"I must get a ring." he said with much im portance. In the meantime I wonder if this will do." He drew a signet ring from his fiuger. Moore gave it to me as a remembrance of our first meeting," He took her hand in his, and pressed it on her finger. but it was far too large.

Never mind, I'll get another to-morrow." She slipped the ring back on. to his finger, and stood for a moment holding his lund, and absently turning the ring round.

"I want you to finish your pipe," she said slowly, there is a letter I have to write.

"Back again" she said brightly, and ad- vanced to meet him with outstretched hand.

Yes, I am back." His eyes did not meet her's readily.

"Have you had anything to eat?" "Oh, yes, I dined with the Moore. I have just left them."

They

are back foo

"All of thom? Mrg, Mooreand-Miss Meoro?" "Yes." A touch of colour tinged his cheek. There was almost a silence. Mary sat down, and Durrant sunk inld his ordinary asat.

The six months have gone quickly," anid

Mary.

Ho locked at her. It seems year to me." She nodded. "That is the effect of the eon- timal change of scene."

"You do not ascribe it to my absence from you?" he asked, with an attempt at lightness, winch, however, stewed nanatural.

She gave him a little shrewd look. “No, I don't ascribe it to that." He rose. "Mary," he began, looking down on her and speaking gravely. I have aut forgotten thut evening before I went away. I have not forgotten your promise to me."

She looked up.

You still wish to marry-me?" Yos,” he replied stubbornly,

Mury rose too. You footsh fellor," she said, and her eyes filled with tears, though hor lips were smiling bravely: "you know that is not true." She put her hand on his arm and cane noor to him. "Own to mo that it is not trua.“

There was an angry "I tell you it is trur." emphasis in his voice.

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you have been trying to convince youre It. Have you succeeded "

He turned away, "Do you think 1 am 50. tickle that six months can change as P

"Yes," she answered, “I do." Then her oves fall on the carved box on the mantelpiece. "Look, your letter still remains naread. Now is the time to read it."

He took the key from his pocket, and opened the box.

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"I don't in the least understand you, họ said. "Read," the exclaimed laughingly.

He broke the seal, and glanced down the page, and theu with a quick glance at her began to road the letter gloud I am not going to marry. you, my dear boy," he read, "I only colesented to make you temporarily happy, or rather not to hindor tour success in life. Of course, the thing is quite out of the question, but. I wanted you to see it for yourself. What could have "Be put it into your head that I lovail you? turned to her, and there was a brightness on his fice that had before been absent.

Is this true ?" he cried. "Quite true," she replied. "You do not love me ?"

Her eyes dropped before him, but the next moment she raised them steadily. "I do not love you," she said quietly.

He seente bewildered. Have you been playing with me ?"

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That will necessitato your letting go my hands. Thank you." She whisked away from him. Where is your pipe? Sit down, and light up."

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There is nothing impossible in the proposi- I have made."

She moved to the table and sat down, her ehin in her hand, and lucked into vacaney.

"No," she said, "in a sense that is true. And yet it is not true, for the peasitle is often the impossible."

Wherein lies the impossibility ?". She was silent.

"Do you know for whom this letter is he asked. She sat down and addressed the envelope.

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She shook her head. "No, not till you come She crossed to the mantelpiece, and unlocked! a little carved wooden box standing on it, and put the letter inside. She turned the key:

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The six months that Durrant was sway, slipped by. The routine of Mary's life remained the same; sazh six weeks saw the completion of a love story, and her editorial work was never neglected. In the evenings, when her day's werk was done, she would it by the fire and Darrant's photograph looked down think. from the mantelpiece, and her eyes would fre

Sometimes ha quently glance towards it. would take it in her hand, and scrutinise it closely, and once, in a moment of impulse, she had kissed it, but as a rule it stood on the little carves box, andisturbed savo by the sorvant in ber rare moments of activity.

The six months came to an end. One even- ing Mary was writing in her room when she head a cab stop at the door. She knew in-

*Look at my side of the question. I am in love with you, and you are in love with me—”.

Her checks grew red, but she put the matter by with a laugh. "That is a bold saying," shostinctively that it was Durrent. The pen interposed gaily.

I say you are in love with me.". He became empbatio. And I challenge you to doug it." Her eyes, as she looked at him, were very soft and tender. "I am very fond of you," she re- plied, at longth.

That is you love me." Call it what you will-for the sake of argu-

dropped from her hand and she sprang from her seat, and then she sat down and went on writing. She could hear outside the bastle and confusion of an arrival, but her pen still formed coherent words. The beautiful governess who was being bullied by an overbearing Countess continued to deliver home truths in a telling and polite manner; the young Lord continued to look on in

Mary * Now admitting we love each other, what who in glowing admiration. And yet the reason call there be for not marrying? I am was raching its culminating point. certain now to make enough to support a wife. Her face was calm enough, and no one wonki You put great stress on the fact that you are a have guessed how much inwardly she was agita- few years older than myself. What nonsense it ted. When the door handle moved, she did not is! I know that I shall always love you. I am turn round. It was only when a familiar voïse spoke her name that she rose slowly. Her eyes aure you will not fire of me."

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