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They were both silent for a while; then Mary Houghton said, "I'll write the invitation to them; but you must second it when you answer his letter." "Invitation? What invitation?" "Why, to come and stay at Green Hill until you can find something for him to do." "I'll be hanged if I invite her! I'll have nothing to do with her! Maurice can come, of course; but he can't bring "

Payn disliked dining out at any time, and he had, as I have already mentioned, a rooted aversion to evening dress, which, he declared, killed more men than drink. Besides, when he did dine out, he wished to smoke as soon as he had finished eating, and for this reason he objected to dinner parties at which ladies were present. All this I explained to Houghton. "Not wear evening dress?

So, dropping the shafts, she went stumbling and running, to pound on the door, and gasp out: "Come help Maurice come " "I think," she said afterward, lying like a broken thing upon her bed, "I was able to do it, because I kept saying, 'I must save Maurice. Of course, to save Maurice, I wouldn't mind dying." "My dear, you are magnificent!" Mary Houghton said, huskily.

To herself she was saying, "It's all Eleanor's fault for not letting him come this morning! I just hate her!..." That night her father said to her mother, rather sadly, "Mary, our little girl has grown up. Johnny Bennett is casting sheep's eyes at her." "Nonsense!" said Mary Houghton, comfortably; "she's a perfect child, and so is he."

But you mustn't appear in this for a single minute. Hayes will see her, and buy her off." Maurice shook his head, despairingly: "Uncle Henry, she's common; but she's not vicious. She's a nice little thing. I know Lily! I'll see her. I'll have to! I'll tell her I'll I'll help her." No wonder poor Henry Houghton feared he would lose his bet!

The truest thing that was ever said of him was said by William Edward Forster at the Cosmopolitan Club one night, when Houghton was leaving it. Someone said, referring to Houghton, "He's a good man to trust when you're in trouble, for he'll stand by you." "He'll do more than that," responded Forster; "he'll stand by a man not only in trouble but in disgrace, and I know nobody else who will."

Now, Missy Mara, gib him ter me;" and taking him under the arms she dragged him by the adjacent tall buildings. "Missy," she added, sinking down with her burden, "go on ter de squar wid Marse Bodine, an' tell dat ar young Houghton ter come quick, 'fore my legs run away wid me agin." "Both of you go to the square," commanded Bodine in the tone he would have used on the battlefield. "I will stay.

But, as he had been unable, she had taken Mr. Houghton without a notion on her part of making even an attempt to love him.

I can't look in the face of a hungry designer and beat him down to within a dollar of the cost of materials. And and my suggestions upon broader lines don't seem to cause much hooray." "Well " the junior partner sat up "since you admit " He paused for his partner to speak the words of discharge. But Houghton was looking quizzically at the college man. "What was your idea as to broader lines?"

You're my mother, and you " She paused; "I never thought of you being old, or dying, ever. And yet I suppose you are rather old?" She pondered. "I suppose some day you'll die? Mother! promise me you won't!" she said, quaveringly. "Edith, don't be a goose!" Mrs. Houghton said, laughing but she turned and kissed the rosy, anxious face, "Maurice's wife isn't old at all. She's quite young.