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“P'you know I[ think it would be'
a delightful idea if I came to tea like!
this? or do you think Togo would’
mistake me for one of his past |
loves?" The speaker was a_ slight]
,irl of medium helght. Describing |
her features one would scarcely say |
she was good-looking, or even pretty.
You saw a small, pale oval face, and
a wealth of auburn hair which was
her crowning beauty. She had dark
eyes, her mouth was a trifle too large
but nevertheless there was something
very attractive in Gay Dalmead’s
personality. She had a wide
of friends among both sexes.

Coming from the South on a visit
to her cousins, the Van-Allans, she
had found life decidedly interesting.

They were a most congenial trio.
and the weeks had flown, filled with
numerous excursions, picnics, lun-
cheons, dances, dinners, long motor |
trips, and a good many hours spent|
on the links.

William Van-Allan had that day)
declared both girls looked tired, and |
a quiet afternoon at home would dot
them good. With this piece of mas-;
culine advice, he had taken himself
off to the Country Club and left his}

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wife and cousin to their own devices.
Gay vowed she quite enjoyed a!
Beacon Ave., Sidncy. lazy afternoon. Coming along the)

Phone No. 5 or 70R broad veranda in her much beflower-

. INSURAN NDS
. CE OF —_ a halo of her hair, she was a striking

picture.

‘Beatrice Van-Allan, dozing in her
hammock, yawned, stretched and sat!
up.

“Really Gay, we look quite beau-!
tiful. 1 shouldn't blame Togo one!
little bit if he did run off with you!
in the middle of the night, but I'm.
sure on discovering your nationality,
he would cast you into the river. I
should then write a history of your’
life in novelette form and imake
thousands.”

They both laughed, as they. sat!
chatting over their tea. They were!
aroused by the sharp toot of a motor,
horn. Gay, forgetting her negligee.'
leaned out over thé railings to
who the approachtng visitor
be.

‘My dear, I see a really beautiful
ear, nothing less than a Maxwell
Ritter, they are perfectly priceless
you know, and absolutely the latest
thing. It’s got one of those -

“Stop it Gay. | don’t care two
beans about the car or anything else, |
but who is in this priceless machine?"

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—————— “A rather nice-looking brown and
grey youn man.’
J. GILMAN “By that you mean a young man,
Proprietor. dressed ino grey.’
“Hoxactly. dlow clever you are!"
“loam sure,” murmured Gay, “he
re Tee ee = | hax mistaken the house Don't you!
wo “Vel think | mighé float) oat and en
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At that moment approaching steps |!
were heard coming along the
Beatrice Van Allan propelled
the
across the veranda, safely depositing
her instde the :

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anda

her young cousin by shoulders

ou — eR . ; French window '

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CRAWFORD COATES AUCTIONEER (Gay, ax she stepped across Che hall
and up the stairs

In her room which was half sleep

Ing porch, hal€ bedroom, the gird did

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not husten with ber tothet, but stood
looking out over the garden She
ve eenes loved the stlence of this hour The
CEMENT SIDEWALKS sun wah throwing don hadow
‘ at n) , hthite “
CHIMNEYS a a
Pp +i ; across the Jawn, here and there vou
atching or alterations a ape could cateh a gitinpse of the river
elalty, done by day or contract
Ordern left at Review — offtea winding &monpe the trees Whe a stl
will receive pootupe attention ver ribbon in the sauntiytet Piven the)
Prices reasonable MWirds seemed ta be taking their hour
NOPE Support hori Vtbisy of rest ‘Thhete Was tn ee ptbbeadte tt
try eter about adel about every ttre
a es
. 4 \ Gav atghed, ahe would soon bes
C F HINE Pepatting ibeb oat ocr platidy wae a de
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Corner Breed's) Cross Road MBC wh geet hii a

covered house dts sweeping drive nnd

two terracern sloping down to the

rivet whrtebb etrtdecd peeaded the feeetoat

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“By Firefly”

‘said how he would love to meet him

ed kimona and the sunlight making).

pend of the porttea

ZETTE, THURSDAY,

short space of time Gay realized that
Roger Montgomery was the one man

ghe had ever met that she really
wanted to marry She had no feel-

ing of insecurity as to his proposal.
She felt sure from things he had said
he had shown her in a thousand ait-|
ferent ways he meant to ask her
marry her

vision -more than any one thing.

a more cheerful, pleasant They were all sitting having tea on,
the lawn one afternoon, feeling thei
fatigue of a long day on the links,|
when Roger received a telegram. It
ippeared that one of the directors of |
an English he owas inter-!
ested an, had arrived in Vancouver.
After:

Van- |

EDISON MAZDA LAMPS

company

snd his presence was desired.
diselusing the to the
Allans, he said

“LT suppose IT really ought to catch:
‘he midnight train
‘isca Otherwise Lo shall miss this
chap and it imperative 1 should:
see him. | hate dashing off like this,
Van-Ailan. | say I have.
nad one of the most delightful times
of my life with yor all.

This

Opp. City Hall, Phone 643 facts

Nr. Fort St. Phone 2627

from San Fran-:

is

Mrs. MUST

was said with a furtive glance
at Gay who was very much absorbed
at the moment in her cigarette, |
watching its smoke curling up and
make a giant formation in the hazy:
otmosphere.
opened the door. ; . .

eye Tre Beatrice, for the first time,

You bad, naughty thing!’ she ex

. : . . concerned, not at the sudden depar-,
claimed on seeing her cousin still un. _ |
. Me ” . ture of their visitor but for Gay. She.
frocked, hurry, and snatching a ; .

. . . hoped this very charming young Eng-

frock she cast it at the dismayed Gay a
lishman had not been trifling with

a

her
Beatrice

more heavily, for she realized

privacy was at oan end.

|
was

“Great Scotland Yard, Beatrice
. sin. i a0) him a
K. Van-Allan, calm yourself. ] her cousin Billy had voted

thorough good sort, but then Blilie’s
friends were many and varied and
took in a large cirele. She had learned
to trust her instinct in these matters

won't hurry a bit if vou go throwing
} am certainly
not going to put on a morning ging-

my clothes about,

ham at this hour of the afternoon : ; a
o eae and she certainly liked him immense-
Besides, she mocked, “it's unbecom- : .
. :  {is. Turning to Roger, she said:
ing for a married woman to be s . : . .
. “We shall miss you horribly. Neo
Fexcited over a stranger. ;
. . anore strenuous foursomes, bul per-
“sorry, dear. | didn’t mean te a i BI i
: : F | taaps you won't stay in B.C. long anc
fuss you, but seriously, it really is ps} . 5 f

anyway

quite thrilling. 1 know Billy will be

at » ae 21" ayo?
perfectly hilarious when she hears versity welcome. Isn't at so?" |
about it This is his old college | Smiling at her husband. ‘rT must gu
friend Roger Montgomery. You!" and order early. You will have

to leave by nine, won't you?”

know that photo in the den? Thats op] ;
ry
Nine’

Billie,
chap!

“Yes,”
drive
o'clock sharp.

ejaculated
myself old

him! Billy has lost sight of him fon
the last three years and has always you
again. He is quite as nice as he
described him if not nicer! Come
down and see-for yourself anyway
I thought it would be a good idea i:
we drove out to the club and picked

full.’ With that he hastily disap-
peared after his wife. In joining her
he said: “Bea, don't order dinner
too early, give him the necesary tim:

Billy up. It will be no end of a sur | '° 58 all he wants to.”
prise for him. You dress and I'll g& she frowned.
and order something extra for din- You think he does want to say

something.
he didn't.”

“Why, surely,’ said her husband,
“I’ve never seen a chap follow a girl
Frond as he does Gay. Why, I'll bet
you a new Paris hat that they come
in and tell us all about it before din-

ner.” With that she vanished. 1 was beginning to thinn

Bee Van-Allan was one of the
nicest hostesses anyone could want
Always adapting herself to any ctr-
cumstance that might arise with the
utmost cheerfulness and good will.

Ten minutes later, Gay coming
down, found the unexpected — visitor ner.”
on the veranda. She was quite self “Taken, said Beatrice,
contained enough to make the neces. | Wallaed off down the hall.
sary introductions simply and natur- Outside. Gay was suddenly seized
ally. with a quick vision of some disaster.

“y think my cousin | She wondered vaguely what it was.
in the back regions coaching Toxo to Somehow the afternoon sunshin
build an extra dish for dinner, 1, seemed to suffocate her; she wanted
had better introduce myself.’ amjto be alone, to get away by herself;
a cousin froin the South just up visit-; She rose with the intention of mak-

is sowewhere

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Wwe, she said to him. fing some excuse, but Roger rose
Roger Montgomery rose from his promptly, too.

chair, stretching out a hand to her. “Gay,” he sald, ‘Il want to talk to

"A striking eaxmple of KEnglish man. | YOu. Will you walk down to the

hood, very tall, brown and straigat, river with me?) Let's get away where

with a pair of keen grey eyes and a} We can be quiet. I don’t want to

It
ten

spoil the memory of this garden,
has been so perfect

well cut suit: was Gay's dimpression.

Roger on his part, thought he had!
never seen a more charming girl He
noted her shapely little hands and
feet and low drawling volee and the
lazy look in her eyes.

these last

days.”
Gay was silent, making reply, she
went towards the river. She

now from one glance at his face that

knew

All Gay's vir-.

tues stole out and captured him in|he was not going to ask her to marry
that first moment when she stood in| him. What he had to say she could
the doorway smiling at him, her hot guess, but from his set look in

rough silk dust coat revealing a pale| his eyes and the grave line about his
green organdy frock, made her a very. mouth, she knew it was something of
desirable person Chat afternoon. Gay | vital Importance.

was not innocent to her best) fea They went along the gravel path
tures. Much time had been given in} which ecireled the sand of the river
obtaining a certain shade oof | pate Beyond the Japancse summer home
green, warranted to show up all the, (hey found a green hench

golden Hehts fn her hair Roger began at onee; he always

Beatrice jotned them and they had a directness of speech, which was
drove off As they drew up under Che, one of his characteristics which Gays
portieo of the club, William Van | loved.

Allan caine down the steps At the “Eve got to tell you something.”

Wphtoot his wife he ran forward rhe said

“ft thought l

“Samething which is like a
nivhimare to me, something whieh 1
have tried l
thought

left you
of
stopped and stared
“Wy if it
hisasell

nntil
had locked It
I feel
continued,

to bury, and
!

Catching sight hos friend hee met

l
of existence

you, away

oul absolute

telling

old an

Old oman do am plad!
hyo before

{unit Montgomery

ead, he “for not

tosee you lam married ”
Gay didn’t know
it

he

what she had ex

Beatrice and Guay slipped away tol

chat with some friends at the further! moetaed,, Meu

had never entered her

head that should be marrted

Billy gutting his
ntin through bis friend's, carried hie]
1

tte

the
for

Married word stunned her

Wain not her

had dared to dnstnuate chat

off to sample a clubhouse spechal
Ioater the
at

drove baew th thoes loved
Uiliy,
of Amertean hospitalitv, sisted: that

hin fitend should

fou SOneOTLE

he
he cared

Chae llow

to dine home

ulwavea full

tor her tn the preceding days, for he
peertaindy bad dnsinuated It And yet,
ings from the Palace Totel to “Grey she wouldn't have had tt otherwise,
Moeindon which

remove hha belong

Montypomery was they had been sweet daye, full of
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I'll toddle along now |
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and

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