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"She isn't like anyone I've ever met," declared Bunny, and gulped down his drink abruptly. "Well, I must be going. You'll come up to-morrow then, you and the General. I shall be there, and I'll tell Maud you're coming." "You are sure we had better come?" Sheila said, as she gave him her hand. He gripped it. "Of course! Maud will be delighted. I'm sorry you weren't asked before.

Then came a sudden lull of both. Grainger struck a match and lit a small lantern he was holding, and Sheila felt a great satisfaction as the light showed upon his face -calm and quiet as ever as he looked at her and smiled. "You must pardon us coming into the tent, Miss Carolan, but we wanted to light and leave the lantern with you.

What was to become of her after that little plot had been played out? Sheila could not leave Mairi to see London by herself: she had been enjoying beforehand the delight of taking the young girl about and watching the wonder of her eyes. Nor could she fairly postpone Mairi's visit, and Mairi was coming up in another couple of days.

There was no anger in his words; only a great anxiety, and sometimes an extraordinary and pathetic effort to take a philosophical view of the situation. What had Sheila said? Was Sheila deeply interested in the young man? Would it please Sheila if he was to go in-doors and give at once his free consent to her marrying this Mr. Lavender?

Even now, when she knew they loved her and could scarcely imagine what they would do without her, Sheila Macklin was quite convinced that a whisper about these hidden miseries would turn Cap'n Ball, and even Prudence, against her. Therefore she was careful, putting a guard upon her tongue and almost keeping watch upon her secret thoughts.

"I wish you could 'a' heard Carthy talkin' about you, Sheila," went on Sylvester, his eyes, filled with uneasiness, studying her silence and her huddled smallness, hands in the pockets of her light coat, veiled face turned a little away, "Say, that would 'a' set you up all right! Talk about beacons!" Here she flashed round on him, as though her whole body had been electrified.

"What made you think of that?" he asked. Bunny's face was red. He leaned his arms on the gate and looked out across the valley. "Sheila Melrose put it to me this afternoon," he said, "though I must admit it had crossed my mind before. She hasn't met many people, you know, Charlie. And as I said she's young. I don't want to take an unfair advantage."

"You're going to London, miss?" "Yes." "Well, I suppose the nearest is Richmond; but it would be quieter for you don't you see, miss? if you was to go along to the Roehampton Gate and go to Barnes." "Will you show me the gate?" said Sheila, choosing the quieter route at once. But the men themselves did not at all like the look of accompanying her and this dog through the Park.

She pushed back her hair with the same gesture she had used in the studio when Sylvester Hudson's offer of "a job" had set her brain whirling. "No, of course. You wouldn't." Dickie spoke slowly again, looking at the rug. "I went East " "But Hilliard?" He looked up at her and flashed a queer, pained sort of smile. "I am coming to him, Sheila.

"Well, say, Miss Sheila, I am sure-ly sorry " Sheila shook her head. "Not half so sorry as I am, Mr. Hudson. I came down to apologize." He pulled out a chair and Sheila sat down. Sylvester placed himself opposite to her and lighted a huge black cigar, watching her meanwhile curiously, even anxiously. His face was as quiet and sallow and gentle as usual. Sheila's fear subsided.