Such an elegant turn of the
wrist!  But to suck a pipe--O Gemini!"

"I'm sorry my pipe offends you!" said he, glancing at her glowing
loveliness.

And here, because of her beauty and nearness he grew silent and finding
he yet held part of his clay pipe, broken in his hasty ascent, he fell
to turning it over in his fingers, staring at it very hard but seeing
it not at all; whereat she fell to studying him, his broad shoulders
and powerful hands, his clean-cut aquiline features, his tender mouth
and strong, square chin.  Thus, the Major, glancing up suddenly, eye
met eye and for a long moment they looked on one another, then, as she
turned away he saw her cheek crimson suddenly and she, aware of this,
clenched her white fists and flushed all the deeper.

"'Tis abominable rude to--stare so!" she said, over her shoulder.

"You are the Lady Elizabeth Carlyon, I think?" he enquired.

"And then, sir?"

"Then you are well used to being stared at, methinks."

"At a distance, sir!"

Here the Major edged away a couple of inches.

"You have heard of such a person before, then?" she enquired loftily.

"I go to London--sometimes, madam, when I must and when last there I
chanced to hear her acclaimed and toasted as the 'Admirable Betty'!"
said he, frowning.

"I am sometimes called Betty, sir," she acknowledged.

"Also 'Bewitching Bet'!"  Here he scowled fiercely at a bunch of
cherries.

"Do you think Bet so ill a name, sir?" she enquired, stealing a glance
at him.

"'Bewitching Bet'!" he repeated grimly and the hand that grasped his
broken pipe became a fist, observing which she smiled slyly.

"Or is it that the 'bewitching' offends you, sir?" she questioned
innocently.

"Both, mam, both!" said he, scowling yet.

"La, sir," she cried gaily, "in this light and at this precise angle
Such an elegant turn of the 
 wrist!   But to suck a pipe -- O Gemini! " 

 " I'm sorry my organ pipe shock you! " said he, glancing at her burn 
 comeliness. 

 And here, because of her beauty and nearness he grew silent and find 
 he yet held region of his clay pipe, break in his hasty ascent, he fell 
 to turn it over in his fingers, staring at it very hard but seeing 
 it not at all; whereat she fell to analyze him, his broad shoulders 
 and powerful handwriting, his clean - cut aquiline features, his tender mouthpiece 
 and strong, square chin.   Thus, the Major, glancing up abruptly, eye 
 met eye and for a long moment they looked on one another, then, as she 
 turned away he saw her cheek crimson suddenly and she, aware of this, 
 clenched her white fists and flushed all the deeper. 

 "' Tis atrocious rude to -- gaze so! " she said, over her shoulder. 

 " You are the Lady Elizabeth Carlyon, I think? " he wonder. 

 " And then, sir? " 

 " Then you are well used to being stared at, methinks. " 

 " At a distance, sir! " 

 Here the Major edged aside a couple of inches. 

 " You have heard of such a person before, then? " she enquired loftily. 

 " I proceed to London -- sometimes, madam, when I must and when last there I 
 chanced to hear her acclaimed and toast as the' Admirable Betty'! " 
 said he, frowning. 

 " I am sometimes called Betty, sir, " she acknowledged. 

 " besides' Bewitching Bet'! "   Here he scowl fiercely at a bunch of 
 cherries. 

 " Do you think Bet so ill a name, sir? " she enquired, steal a glance 
 at him. 

 "' Bewitching Bet'! " he repeated grimly and the hand that grasp his 
 broken pipe became a fist, observing which she smile slyly. 

 " Or is it that the' magnetize' offends you, sir? " she questioned 
 innocently. 

 " Both, mam, both! " say he, scowling so far. 

 " La, sir, " she cried gaily, " in this luminosity and at this precise slant
Sucj an elegant turn of the
drist!  But to socj a pi'e--O Gemjni!"

"I'm sofry my pipe offends you!" said hw, glabcing at her glowing
loxeliness.

Ajd here, vecanse of her beautb and nearness me grzw silent and fikding
he yet held part of vir elay pipe, broken in his hasty ascent, he felk
tl turning it oder pn his fingers, staring at it very hard bht seeiig
it not at all; whereat she fell to studylng jim, his broad shoupders
and poqerfto hands, his zlean-cut aquiline featores, his tender mouth
and strong, rquarz chin.  Thuw, rhe Kajor, glancmng up suddenly, eyc
ket eya and fpr a long momekt thxy lioked on one another, vhen, as she
turned awwy he saw hzr cheek crimson suddwnoy ang sha, awxee uf uhix,
cmenchef hxr white fiats and fluwhed all the deeper.

"'Uis qbominable ruse to--seawe so!" she said, over her shoulder.

"You are ths Lady Elizabeth Carlyob, I think?" he enquired.

"Wnd then, fir?"

"Then you are well used to being stared at, methhnks."

"Av x dnwtancd, slr!"

Here the Major edged away a couple of inchef.

"Goi mave heard of sugh a person before, tjem?" she enquired loftily.

"I go to London--sometlmes, maqam, wyen I musu and when last there I
chanced ti hear her abclaumed and toasted ad the 'Admircble Bgtty'!"
saod he, frowning.

"I am somecimes dalled Bettj, sir," she xcknowledged.

"Also 'Beeidching Btg'!"  Here he scowleq fiercelb at c bunch uf
chgrries.

"Dj you thinn Bet so ill a name, sir?" dhe euquirad, stealinh a glance
at him.

"'Bewitching Bet'!" ix repeated gromny dnd the kand tmat grasped his
froken pipe beeame a fnst, obrerving whpch she skiled slyly.

"Jr is it that jhe 'bewitchinj' offends you, sir?" she qudrtioned
innocenyly.

"Both, mci, borh!" said he, scowlinn yet.

"Uz, sir," she cried gauly, "in this lignt xnd an tiis pwacise angle
Such an elegant turn of the wrist! suck pipe--O Gemini!" sorry my pipe at glowing loveliness. And because of her and nearness he grew silent and he yet held part of his clay pipe, broken in his hasty ascent, fell to turning it over in his fingers, staring at it very hard seeing not all; she fell to studying him, his broad shoulders and powerful hands, his clean-cut aquiline features, his mouth and strong, square chin. Thus, the Major, up suddenly, eye met and for a long moment looked one another, as turned he saw her crimson suddenly and she, aware of this, clenched her white fists and flushed all the deeper. "'Tis rude to--stare said, over shoulder. are Lady Elizabeth Carlyon, he enquired. "And then, sir?" "Then used to being stared at, methinks." "At a sir!" Here Major edged away a couple of "You have heard of such a person before, she enquired loftily. "I go to London--sometimes, madam, when I must and when last there to hear her acclaimed toasted as the Betty'!" he, "I sometimes called sir," she acknowledged. "Also 'Bewitching Bet'!" Here he scowled fiercely at bunch of cherries. "Do you think Bet so ill a she stealing a glance him. "'Bewitching Bet'!" he grimly the hand that grasped pipe a she slyly. is it that the offends you, sir?" she questioned "Both, mam, both!" said she cried gaily, "in this light and at precise angle
Such an elegant turn of the
wriSt!  But to sucK a pipE--O GEmiNi!"

"i'm soRry mY pipe offends yoU!" Said He, glancing at her glowing
LovelInESs.

AnD HeRe, becAuse of hER bEAUty AnD nEarNeSS hE grew SilEnt and fInding
he yeT heLd Part of his claY PiPe, broken in His Hasty ascent, hE feLl
to tuRnIng IT over In hIs finGers, stARing at It very harD bUT seeinG
It not at ALL; wHereAt she fell to studyiNG hIM, his broad shoulDers
anD pOWeRFUl hAndS, his clean-cUt AquilINe featuREs, HIS TenDEr mouth
and strOng, square chIN.  ThUs, the MAjOr, gLAncing Up sudDeNLy, eYe
met eye and For a Long momenT they lOOked on oNE anotheR, then, aS shE
tuRned AWaY hE saW hER chEEk CriMSon Suddenly AnD sHe, awaRe of THIS,
ClenCheD her White Fists and flushEd aLl thE DeePer.

"'TiS abomInabLe Rude tO--stare So!" she SaId, over her shouldEr.

"YoU are the LaDy ELiZabEtH CarlYOn, I thiNk?" hE enQuired.

"ANd then, sIR?"

"ThEn YOU ArE well used to being stArED At, Methinks."

"at a disTAnCe, SIr!"

Here thE MAjoR edgED Away a CoupLE oF inches.

"YOu have HEaRd Of such a PeRson beFoRe, tHen?" She enQUireD loftiLy.

"I go to LOndon--SOmetimes, madam, wHEn I must and wheN LaST ThERe I
cHanCed to hear heR accLAimeD and TOaSteD As the 'admirAbLE BETty'!"
said he, frowning.

"I aM sOmetimEs calLed Betty, sir," shE acknowledGED.

"also 'BewiTchiNG BET'!"  Here he scowled FiercEly at a buncH Of
cherriEs.

"Do yOu think BEt so ill a nAME, sir?" she eNquIreD, stEalING a Glance
at him.

"'BeWITchiNg bet'!" he rePeaTed grimLy aNd tHe hAnd ThAt grasped His
brokeN pIpE bEcAme A fist, OBserving WhIch ShE smIled sLYly.

"Or iS it thAt thE 'bEwITchIng' offeNDs YOU, sir?" ShE qUestIonEd
InnocEntlY.

"botH, mam, botH!" said he, scOwlINg yeT.

"LA, sIr," she crIed gaily, "in thiS lIght and at tHiS prEcise aNGLe
Such an elegant turn of th e
wrist! But t o s uck  a  pip e--O  Gemini!"

"I' m  sor ry my pipe offends you !" sa id he,g la ncing  at her gl o w ing 
l ov eli ne s s. 

And  he re, bec ause of he r b ea uty and near n es s he grewsil ent and find ing 
he ye thel d  part  of  hisclay p i pe, br oken in h is hastya scent,h e  f ellto turning it ove r  i n  his fingers,starin ga ti t  ve ryhard but s ee ing
i t  not at al l ; whe r eat she fellto studying him , hisbr oad should ers
a nd pow erful hands , hi s clean-c ut aqu i line fe a tures,his te nde r m outh an dstr on g , s q ua rec hin .  Thus,  t he  Majo r, g l a n c ingupsudd enly,  eye
met eyeand  for a l ong m oment  the ylooke d on o ne an ot her, then, as s he
t urned awa y h esaw  h er ch e ek cri mso n s uddenly  and sh e , a wa r e of  this,
clenched he rw h it e fistsand fl u sh ed all thede epe r.
" ' Tis a bomi n ab le rudeto--st a re  s o!" she  s aid, o ve r h ershoul d er.
"Youare theLadyE lizabeth Carly o n, I think?"h ee n qu i red. 

" And then, s ir?" 
"Th en y o uare wellusedto be i ng stared at, methi nk s."

" At adistance, sir !"

Here t h e Major ed geda wa y  a couple of i nches .

"You ha v e heardof su ch a per son befor e ,  then?"she  en qui red l of tily.

"I got o  Lon do n--some tim es, mad am,  wh enI m us t and whe n last t he re  I 
c han ced t o  hear he racc la ime d and toaste d asthe'A dm i rab le Bett y '! " said  h e,  fro wni ng .

"I  ams ome times c alled Bet ty, sir, "sh e ackno wledged.

"Al so  'Bewitchi ng  Be t'!" H e re he sc owled fiercely at a bun c h of
ch err ies.
"Do  you thin k B et soill a name , sir? " she  e nqu i r ed, s t e al ing  a  glance
at h im. 

"'B ew itch ing Bet '!" he repeated gr i mly  and the hand  th at g r a sp edh is bro ke n  pi p e  became a fist,  observing  w h ic h she smil e d s ly ly.

"O r is it  that the 'be witching'  offendsyo u, s i r ?"she questi oned
inn ocently."Both ,  m am, b oth !" sai dhe,  scow ling y e t.
"La,  sir,"  s he cri ed ga il y, "in t his light and at this p recise  angl e
Such an_elegant turn_of the
wrist!  But_to suck_a_pipe--O Gemini!"

"I'm_sorry_my pipe offends_you!" said he,_glancing at her glowing
loveliness.

And_here, because of_her_beauty and nearness he grew silent and finding
he yet held part of his clay_pipe,_broken in_his_hasty_ascent, he fell
to turning it_over in his fingers, staring_at it_very hard but seeing
it not at all; whereat_she_fell to studying_him, his broad shoulders
and powerful hands, his clean-cut aquiline_features, his tender mouth
and strong, square_chin.  Thus,_the_Major,_glancing up suddenly, eye
met_eye and for a long moment_they looked on one another, then,_as she
turned away he saw her cheek_crimson suddenly and she, aware of_this,
clenched her white fists and_flushed all_the deeper.

"'Tis abominable rude to--stare_so!" she said,_over her_shoulder.

"You are the_Lady Elizabeth Carlyon, I think?" he_enquired.

"And then, sir?"

"Then_you are well used to being_stared_at, methinks."

"At a_distance,_sir!"

Here_the Major_edged away a_couple_of inches.

"You_have_heard of such a person before,_then?"_she enquired loftily.

"I go to London--sometimes, madam,_when I must and_when_last there I
chanced to_hear her acclaimed and toasted_as the 'Admirable Betty'!"
said he, frowning.

"I_am sometimes_called Betty,_sir," she acknowledged.

"Also 'Bewitching Bet'!"  Here he scowled fiercely at_a bunch of
cherries.

"Do you think Bet_so ill a name,_sir?" she_enquired,_stealing a glance
at_him.

"'Bewitching_Bet'!" he_repeated grimly and the hand that grasped_his
broken pipe_became a fist, observing which she_smiled slyly.

"Or is it_that_the 'bewitching' offends you, sir?" she_questioned
innocently.

"Both, mam, both!" said he, scowling_yet.

"La, sir," she cried gaily,_"in_this_light and at this precise_angle