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Mr. Lynde to the Rescue

           

           Weagreedwhenweplayedtheothernightonamemento,didn’twe?"hesaid."Asortofsouvenir?Guess?"

           Aileenlookedatitalittlenonplussed,recognizingthecontentsoftheboxtobejewelry."Oh,youshouldn’thavedonethat,"sheprotested."Theunderstandingwasthatweweretowin.Youlost,andthatendedthebargain.Ishouldhavesharedthelosses.Ihaven’tforgivenyouforthatyet,youknow."

           "Howungallantthatwouldmakeme!"hesaid,smilingly,ashetrifledwiththelong,thin,lacqueredcase."Youwouldn’twanttomakemeungallant,wouldyou?Beagoodfellowagoodsport,astheysay.Guess,andit’syours."

           Aileenpursedherlipsatthisardententreaty.

           "Oh,Idon’tmindguessing,"shecommented,superiorly,"thoughIsha’n’ttakeit.Itmightbeapin,itmightbeasetofear-rings,itmightbeabracelet—"

           Hemadenocomment,butopenedit,revealinganecklaceofgoldwroughtintotheformofagrape-vineofthemostcuriousworkmanship,withaclusterofleavesartisticallycarvedandarrangedasabreastpiece,thecenterofthemformedbyablackopal,whichshonewithanenticingluster.LyndeknewwellenoughthatAileenwasfamiliarwithmanyjewels,andthatonlyoneofornateconstructionandvaluewouldappealtohersenseofwhatwasbecomingtoher.Hewatchedherfacecloselywhileshestudiedthedetailsofthenecklace.

           "Isn’titexquisite!"shecommented.

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