ion of looking into it. The family good looks were acutely accentuated in this young man. He had the smooth, glossy dark hair, white teeth, and speakin

tage of a tall, strong yet supple figure, with a natural grace of movement and much personal charm. Harry knew he was good-looking and did not undervalue the fact, but regarded it solely as an asset, not as a private satisf

ly other people's, and bad new things, principally his own. The theory that all bad art is the result of sincere feeling was certainly not exemplified in his case. The portrait of his cousin that had been regarded as so full of

stical touch here and there. One felt every subject could be gone into there, from stockbroking to love, and that eve

ght have fancied Harry looked slightly disappointed, but he gree

her carefully in the c

his mother," announced Valentia. "

" said Daphne, "sh

e same; there are many worse. She's rather spiteful, but wa

break your le

n't encourage Daphne to argue, Harry. Who did yo

arry, taking out a letter. "But-don't you think we could

athbone and me-that's four; you two, Lady Walmer, a

" repeated Va

actress!" mu

ke a theatre for her, but there's no danger. I told Van Buren that on the stage they think she's in society, an

u getting o

wants to know all the news and all the latest gossip. What do you think he ask

g w

. He said no doubt I must think him dreadfully ig

lection, Harry light

ou say?" Da

in the evening after dinner and so much Perrier water,-walking back to the Ritz in the moonlight, and talking about London, I invented a long stor

ust be a great help," sai

ture," Daphne remarked. "I admir

spreading scandal, and he wouldn't say a single word

ha

one of those thin tulle veils to match her hat. They

manicured, and she's coming back h

up, and she made a kind of face, which Va

aid Harry. "If you two have a cod

said Valent

the door and she ran out,

the baby Guardsman,

e they've arranged it. At any rate it's as good as done

different voice-he had a very good voic

ne of your eyebrows is a li

Harry

going to get hom

ou think?"

there. Good. Then we drive in separate vehicles to here, and have some mu

the way Lady Walmer

w do you fondly imagine I shall like t

! Why, he'

ly be happy with Van Buren, and I shall be ever so much happier,-with Van Buren and everyone el

exaggerat

don't see you fo

o nice lately," s

using, I

ink how very ni

to stay with you in the summer-at the Green G

with the Walmers," she remarked. "

be anything but

?... Oh

o say you need

N

will. Val

r so that Daphne should not h

, Harry sat down again as if in deep thought

. Van Buren is a

im ... Oh no-, a