in your life. Oughtn't it to bring you good fortune?"

"It will--it will," he said, reaching his hand towards hers.

"No, no," she rejoined archly. "I am going. Please do not follow me."
Then, over her shoulder, as she left him: "If you have luck, I shall want
a subscription for my hospital."

"As many thousands as you like," he answered: then, as she sped away: "I
will have her, and the millions too!" adding reminiscently: "Yes, Lady
Lawless, this is my biggest deal."

He tramped to the stables, asked for and got a horse, and rode away to
the railway station. It was dinner time when he got back. He came down to
dinner late, apologising to Lady Lawless as he did so. Glancing across
the table at Mr. Pride, he saw a peculiar excited look in the young man's
face.

"The baby fool!" he said to himself. "He's getting into mischief. I'll
startle him. If he knows that an army of his dollars is playing at
fox-and-geese, he'll not make eyes at Lady Lawless this way--little ass."

Lady Lawless appeared oblivious of the young man's devotional exercises.
She was engaged on a more congenial theme. In spite of Miss Raglan's
excellent acting, she saw that something had occurred. Mr. Vandewaters
was much the same as usual, save that his voice had an added ring. She
was not sure that all was right; but she was determined to know. Sir Duke
was amused generally. He led a pretty by-play with Mrs. Gregory Thorne,
of whom he asked the details of the day, much to the confusion, not
admirably hid, of Mr. Pride; lamenting now and then Mr. Vandewaters's