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A Supper Party

           Yettherewassomesatisfactioninhavingmadeanimpressionasacalmandindifferent,thoughheavyloser.HegaveAileenhisarm.

           "Well,mylady,"heobserved,"wedidn’twin;butwehadalittlefunoutofit,Ihope?Thatcombination,ifithadcomeout,wouldhavesetusuphandsomely.Betterlucknexttime,eh?"

           Hesmiledgenially.

           "Yes,butIwastohavebeenyourluck,andIwasn’t,"repliedAileen.

           "YouarealltheluckIwant,ifyou’rewillingtobe.CometotheRichelieuto-morrowwithmeforlunchwillyou?"

           "Letmesee,"repliedAileen,who,observinghisreadyandsomewhatironfervor,wasdoubtful."Ican’tdothat,"shesaid,finally,"Ihaveanotherengagement."

           "HowaboutTuesday,then?"

           Aileen,realizingofasuddenthatshewasmakingmuchofasituationthatoughttobehandledwithalighthand,answeredreadily:"VerywellTuesday!Onlycallmeupbefore.Imayhavetochangemymindorthetime."Andshesmiledgood-naturedly.

           AfterthisLyndehadnoopportunitytotalktoAileenprivately;butinsayinggoodnightheventuredtopressherarmsuggestively.Shesufferedapeculiarnervousthrillfromthis,butdecidedcuriouslythatshehadbroughtituponherselfbyhereagernessforlifeandrevenge,andmustmakeuphermind.Didsheordidshenotwishtogoonwiththis?Thiswasthequestionuppermost,andshefeltthatshemustdecide

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