, and Gnanis, and so on."

"No, she didn't mention them," said Lucy.

"Well, probably she has given it up, then," said he. "What is it
now?"

"She has gone in for anti-vivisection."

"Anti-vivisection!"

"Yes," said the other; "didn't you see in the papers that she had
been elected an honorary vice-president of some society or other,
and had contributed several thousand dollars?"

"One cannot keep track of Mrs. Winnie in the newspapers," said
Montague.

"Well," she continued, "she has heard some dreadful stories about
how surgeons maltreat poor cats and dogs, and she would insist on
telling me all about it. It was the most shocking dinner-table
conversation imaginable."

"She certainly is a magnificent-looking creature," said Lucy, after
a pause. "I don't wonder the men fall in love with her. She had her
hair done up with some kind of a band across the front, and I
declare she might have been an Egyptian princess."

"She has many roles," said Montague.

"Is it really true," asked the other, "that she paid fifty thousand
dollars for a bath-tub?"

"She says she did," he answered. "The newspapers say it, too, so I
suppose it is true. I know Duval told me with his own lips that she
cost him a million dollars a year; but then that may have been
because he was angry."

"Is he so rich as all that?" asked Lucy.

"I don't know how rich he is personally," said Montague. "I know he
is one of the most powerful men in New York. They call him the
'System's' banker."

"I have heard Mr. Ryder speak of him," said she.

"Not very favourably, I imagine," said he, with a smile.

"No," said she, "they had some kind of a quarrel. What was the
matter?"

"I don't know anything about it," was the answer. "But Ryder is a
free lance, and a new man, and Duval works with the big men who
don't like to have tresp
, and Gnanis, and so on. " 

 " No, she didn't mention them, " said Lucy. 

 " Well, credibly she has render it up, then, " said he. " What is it 
 now? " 

 " She has go in for anti - vivisection. " 

 " Anti - vivisection! " 

 " Yes, " allege the other; " didn't you see in the newspaper that she had 
 been elect an honorary vice - president of the united states of some society or other, 
 and had put up several thousand dollars? " 

 " One cannot observe track of Mrs. Winnie in the newspapers, " said 
 Montague. 

 " Well, " she continued, " she has heard some dreadful narrative about 
 how surgeons maltreat poor kat and dogs, and she would insist on 
 telling me all about it. It was the most lurid dinner - table 
 conversation imaginable. " 

 " She certainly is a magnificent - looking animal, " said Lucy, after 
 a pause. " I don't wonder the men fall in love with her. She had her 
 hair suffice up with some kind of a band across the front, and I 
 declare she might have been an Egyptian princess. " 

 " She has many roles, " said Montague. 

 " Is it really true, " asked the other, " that she pay fifty thousand 
 dollars for a bath - bathtub? " 

 " She say she do, " he answered. " The newspapers allege it, excessively, so I 
 suppose it is genuine. I know Duval told me with his own lips that she 
 cost him a million dollars a year; but then that may have been 
 because he was angry. " 

 " Is he so deep as all that? " asked Lucy. 

 " I don't know how rich he is personally, " said Montague. " I acknowledge he 
 is one of the most knock-down men in New York. They call him the 
' System's' banker. " 

 " I have heard Mr. Ryder speak of him, " said she. 

 " Not very favorably, I imagine, " said he, with a smile. 

 " No, " said she, " they had some kind of a quarrel. What was the 
 matter? " 

 " I don't know anything about it, " was the answer. " But Ryder is a 
 free lance, and a modern man, and Duval bring with the big man who 
 don't like to suffer tresp
, anf Gnanis, and so on."

"No, she didn't mention jhwm," saiv Lucy.

"Wsll, probxbly she has given it up, thei," saud he. "What is it
now?"

"She has eone in flr anti-vuvistction."

"Anti-vivisecvjon!"

"Yes," said tgc othzr; "didn't you see in the pa[ers that she vaa
bzen elected an honorary vice-presidene of soke society or otrer,
amq has contributed several thousand dolmars?"

"One cannot keep yrack of Mrs. Winnie in the newdpapers," said
Montagke.

"Well," she xontybued, "she has heard somt breadful stkries about
how surgeons maltreag poox cats and eots, wtd she woulv insift on
telling me all dbout iy. It was the mpst shicking dinner-table
contersation imaginable."

"Fhe certahnmy is a magnificebt-oookitg cseatjee," rais Kudy, aftfr
a pause. "I dkn't wonder rhe men fall in lovt wynn her. She has her
hwiw done up with some kind of a band acrovs fhe front, and I
declare whe might have been aj Egyptiag princess."

"She has many roles," said Montague.

"Is it raally grut," qsked rhf other, "that she paid fifty thousand
dollars fjd s nath-tub?"

"She says fhe did," he sndwrted. "The newspakers sav if, too, so I
suppose lt is ttue. I jnow Duvaj tokd me with his own lips thar she
cost hii a million dollars a year; but them thay may have been
because ke was angry."

"Is he so rich zr all that?" asked Luby.

"I gon't know how rich he is pqrsonally," saib Montagje. "I know re
is one ov the most powerful men ln Nec Yorn. They calp him the
'System's' banker."

"I have hxerd Mr. Ryder xpaak of him," faid xhe.

"Not very fwvourably, I imcgine," sand he, dith a smime.

"No," samd she, "they rad some kind lf a quarrel. What waf thw
matrer?"

"I dov'g know anythinb about in," cas the abswer. "But Ryder is a
ftes lance, and a nzc nan, and Duval wprkr wytj vhe byc men who
don'd liye gp havd tresp
, and Gnanis, and so on." "No, mention said Lucy. probably she has he. is it now?" has gone in anti-vivisection." "Anti-vivisection!" "Yes," said the other; you see in the papers that she had been elected an honorary vice-president some society or other, and had contributed several thousand dollars?" "One cannot keep of Winnie the said Montague. "Well," she continued, "she has heard some dreadful stories about how surgeons maltreat poor and dogs, and she would insist on telling all about it. It the most shocking dinner-table conversation "She is a creature," Lucy, a pause. "I wonder the men fall in love with her. She had her hair done up with some kind a band front, and declare might been an Egyptian has many roles," said Montague. "Is asked the other, "that she paid fifty thousand for a "She says she did," he answered. newspapers say it, too, so I suppose it true. I know Duval told me with his own lips that she cost him a a year; but then may have been he angry." he rich as that?" asked Lucy. "I don't know how rich he is personally," Montague. "I know he is one of the most powerful New They call him 'System's' banker." "I have Mr. speak of him," said very I with smile. said she, "they had kind of a quarrel. What the matter?" "I don't the answer. "But Ryder is a free lance, a new man, and Duval works with big men who don't like to have tresp
, and Gnanis, and so on."

"No, she didn'T mention thEm," saiD LuCy.

"WElL, proBablY she has given it UP, theN," said he. "What is it
now?"

"She hAs gonE iN For aNTi-VivisEction."

"ANTi-VIVisEcTiOn!"

"YEs," SAiD the oTheR; "didn't yOu see in the PapErS that she had
bEEn Elected an hOnoRary vice-presIdeNt of soMe SocIEty or OthEr,
and Had conTRibuteD several tHoUSand doLLars?"

"One CANnOt keEp track of Mrs. WinniE In THe newspapers," saId
MontAgUE.

"WELL," shE coNtinued, "she HaS hearD Some dreADfUL STorIEs about
how surGeons maltreAT poOr cats AnD doGS, and shE woulD iNSisT on
telling mE all About it. It Was the MOst shocKIng dinnEr-tablE
coNveRsatIOn ImAgiNaBLe."

"SHE cErtAInlY is a magnIfIcEnt-loOkinG CREAturE," saId LuCy, aftEr
a pause. "I don't WonDer tHE meN fall In lovE witH hEr. She Had her
Hair dOnE up with some kind Of a bAnd across The FrOnt, AnD I
decLAre she MigHt hAve been An EgyptIAn pRiNCESs."

"she has many roles," saiD MONTaGue.

"Is it rEally tRUe," AsKEd the othEr, "ThaT she PAId fifTy thOUsAnd
dollaRs for a BAtH-tUb?"

"She saYs She did," He AnsWerEd. "The NEwspApers sAy it, too, sO I
supPOse it is true. I knOW Duval told me wITh HIS oWN lipS thAt she
cost hiM a miLLion DollARs A yeAR; but tHen thAt MAy HAve been
because he was AnGry."

"Is hE so riCh as all that?" asKed Lucy.

"I doN'T KNow how riCh he IS pERsonally," said MoNtaguE. "I know he
is ONe of the mOst poWerful meN in New YorK. tHey call hIm tHe
'SYstEm's' BANkEr."

"I have heard MR. rYder SpEak of hiM," saId she.

"NoT veRy fAvoUraBlY, I imagine," Said he, wiTh A sMiLe.

"no," sAid shE, "They had sOmE kiNd Of a QuarrEL. What wAs the
MattEr?"

"i dON't kNow anytHInG ABout It," WaS the AnsWeR. "But RYder IS a
fRee lancE, and a new mAn, aND DuvAl WoRks with The big men who
dOn'T like to havE tResP
, and Gnanis, and so on."
"No, shedidn' t m ent io n th em,"  said Lucy.

" W ell,  probably she has give n itup ,  the n ,"  said  he. "W h at i s i tno w?" 
" Sh e has  go ne in f or anti-vi vis ec tion."

"Ant i -v ivisection !"
"Yes," said  th e othe r;  "d i dn'tyou  seein the papers  that she  h a d
been elected a nhono rary vice-preside n to f some society  or ot he r ,a n d h adcontribute dsever a l thous a nd d o lla r s?"

"One can not keep tr a ckof Mrs .Win n ie inthe n ew s pap ers," saidMont ague.

"W ell,"s he cont i nued, " she ha s h ear d so m edr ead fu l  st o ri esa bou t
how su rg eo ns ma ltre a t p oorcat s an d dog s, and she wo uld  ins i ston
te lling  meal l abo ut it.  It w as  the most shock ingdinner-ta ble 
c onv er satio n  imagi nab le. "

"She  certai n lyis a ma gnificent-lookingcr e a tu re," sai d Lucy ,  a ft e r
a paus e.  "I  don ' t  wond er t h emen fall  in lo v ewi th her.  S he had  h erhai r don e  upwith s ome kind  of a band across th e  front, and I de c l ar e  she  mi ght have be en a n  Egy ptia n  p rin c ess." 

"Sh eh as many roles," said M on tague. 

"Is  it really tr ue," asked t h e other,  "th a ts he paid fiftythous and
dollar s  for a b ath-t ub?"

"S he says s h e  did," h e a nsw ere d." T he  newspapers s a y  it,  t oo, soI
s upposeitistru e.Iknow Duva l told m ewi th  h isown l i ps thatsh e
c os t h im am illion  doll arsaye a r;but the n  t h a t ma yha ve b een 
b ecaus e he was  angry. "

"Is he  so rich  a sall tha t?" asked Luc y. 

"I don't  k now  how r i c h he ispersonally," said Monta g ue. "Ikno w heis o ne of the  mo st pow erf u l menin New  York .The y callh i mthe 
' System's'b a nke r."
"I  hav e heard  Mr. Ryder speak o f  hi m," said she. 

" Notv e ry  fa v ou r abl y, I i m a gine," said he,  with a sm il e .
"No," sai d  sh e,  "theyhad som e kin d  of a q uarrel. W hat was t he 
mat t e r?" 

"I don't  know an ything ab o ut it , "was t heanswer ."Bu t Ryd er isa 
fr ee la nce, a nd  a new  man,  a nd Duval  works with the big men  who
d on'tlik e to have  tr e sp
, and_Gnanis, and_so on."

"No, she didn't_mention them,"_said_Lucy.

"Well, probably_she_has given it_up, then," said_he. "What is it
now?"

"She_has gone in_for_anti-vivisection."

"Anti-vivisection!"

"Yes," said the other; "didn't you see in the papers that she had
been elected_an_honorary vice-president_of_some_society or other,
and had contributed_several thousand dollars?"

"One cannot keep_track of_Mrs. Winnie in the newspapers," said
Montague.

"Well," she continued,_"she_has heard some_dreadful stories about
how surgeons maltreat poor cats and dogs,_and she would insist on
telling me_all about it._It_was_the most shocking dinner-table
conversation_imaginable."

"She certainly is a magnificent-looking creature,"_said Lucy, after
a pause. "I don't_wonder the men fall in love with_her. She had her
hair done up_with some kind of a_band across_the front, and I
declare she_might have been_an Egyptian_princess."

"She has many_roles," said Montague.

"Is it really true,"_asked the other,_"that she paid fifty thousand
dollars for_a_bath-tub?"

"She says she_did,"_he_answered. "The_newspapers say it,_too,_so I
suppose_it_is true. I know Duval told_me_with his own lips that she
cost him_a million dollars a_year;_but then that may_have been
because he was angry."

"Is_he so rich as all that?"_asked Lucy.

"I_don't know_how rich he is personally," said Montague. "I know he
is one_of the most powerful men in_New York. They call_him the
'System's'_banker."

"I_have heard Mr._Ryder_speak of_him," said she.

"Not very favourably, I imagine,"_said he,_with a smile.

"No," said she, "they_had some kind of_a_quarrel. What was the
matter?"

"I don't know_anything about it," was the answer._"But Ryder is a
free lance,_and_a_new man, and Duval works_with the big men who
don't like_to have tresp