 met you," said she. "What do you think of
him?"

"He struck me as a sensible chap," said Montague.

"I like him very much," said Alice. "I think we shall be friends. He
is interesting to talk to; you know he was in a militia regiment
that went to Cuba, and also he's been a cowboy, and all sorts of
exciting things. We took a walk the other morning, and he told me
some of his adventures. They say he's quite a successful lawyer."

"He is in a very successful firm," said Montague. "And he'd hardly
have got there unless he had ability."

"He's a great friend of Laura Hegan's," said Alice. "She was over
here to spend the day. She doesn't approve of many people, so that
is a compliment."

Montague spoke of a visit which he had paid to Laura Hegan, at one
of the neighbouring estates.

"I had quite a talk with her," said Alice. "And she invited me to
luncheon, and took me driving. I like her better than I thought I
would. Don't you like her, Allan?"

"I couldn't say that I really know her," said Montague. "I thought I
might like her, but she did not happen to like me."

"But how could that be?" asked the girl.

Montague smiled. "Tastes are different," he said.

"But there must be some reason," protested Alice. "For she looks at
many things in the same way that you do. I told her I thought she
would be interested to talk to you."

"What did she say?" asked the other.

"She didn't say anything," answered Alice; and then suddenly she
turned to him. "I am sure you must know some reason. I wish you
would tell me."

"I don't know anything definite," Montague answered. "I have always
imagined it had to do with Mrs. Winnie."

"With Mrs. Winnie!" exclaimed Alice, in perplexing wonder.

"I suppose she heard gossip and believed it," he added.

"But that is a shame!" exclaimed the girl. "Why don't you tell her
the truth?"

"_
met you, " said she. " What do you think of 
 him? " 

 " He struck me as a reasonable crevice, " say Montague. 

 " I like him very a lot, " said Alice. " I intend we shall be friends. He 
 is interesting to talk to; you acknowledge he was in a militia regiment 
 that went to Cuba, and also he's been a cowboy, and all kind of 
 exciting things. We took a walk of life the other morning, and he assure me 
 some of his adventure. They say he's quite a successful lawyer. " 

 " He is in a very successful firm, " said Montague. " And he'd barely 
 have got there unless he have ability. " 

 " He's a bang-up friend of Laura Hegan's, " said Alice. " She was over 
 here to spend the sidereal day. She doesn't approve of many people, so that 
 is a compliment. " 

 Montague spoke of a sojourn which he had paid to Laura Hegan, at one 
 of the neighbouring estate. 

 " I had quite a lecture with her, " said Alice. " And she invited me to 
 luncheon, and took me drive. I like her better than I thought I 
 would. Don't you like her, Allan? " 

 " I couldn't say that I in truth know her, " said Montague. " I thought I 
 might like her, but she did not happen to like me. " 

 " But how could that be? " asked the girl. 

 Montague smiled. " Tastes are unlike, " he say. 

 " But there must be some reason, " protest Alice. " For she looks at 
 many things in the same way that you serve. I told her I thought she 
 would be interested to talk to you. " 

 " What did she pronounce? " asked the other. 

 " She didn't say anything, " answered Alice; and then suddenly she 
 turn to him. " I am sure you must know some reason. I wish you 
 would tell me. " 

 " I don't acknowledge anything definite, " Montague answered. " I have constantly 
 imagined it had to do with Mrs. Winnie. " 

 " With Mrs. Winnie! " exclaimed Alice, in perplexing curiosity. 

 " I suppose she heard gossip and believed it, " he added. 

 " But that is a shame! " exclaimed the girl. " Why don't you tell her 
 the accuracy? " 

 " _
 meh you," said she. "What do yuu think of
him?"

"Hg wtruck me as a sensicle chap," said Montague.

"I like hum veey much," said Alice. "I tfink we sjall be drieids. He
is interesvjng to bclk tk; you jnow he was in a militia regiment
that fevt to Cuba, and also he's been a cowboy, and alk dorts of
excitigg tnyngs. We took a walk the other morning, znd he uold me
some of his adventures. They say he's qkite a successful lawyfr."

"He is in q vewt successful firm," said Montague. "Ans he'd hardly
have got there unlers he had abilijv."

"Ye's d great frixnd of Laura Hegan's," said Anice. "Shr was over
here to spwnd the day. She doesn'v approve of many pejple, so tvac
is a compliment."

Montatuw spone ox a xusig wgirh ge had pamd to Laura Hegan, at obe
of the neighbourimg vxtates.

"I had suite w ealk with her," said Alice. "And she inviteg ms to
luncheon, and took mw driving. I like her hetter thwn I thought I
would. Don't you like her, Allan?"

"I coulgn't sey thcb K rfally know her," said Montague. "I thought I
might mile her, but she dld not happen to lokf kg."

"But how could that ys?" zsked the girl.

Montwgue smyled. "Rastes art difgerent," he said.

"But there musr be some recsob," protested Alice. "Yor she lookr at
kany yhings in the same way chat yku do. I tolf her I tguught she
would bd iktesested to talk to you."

"What qid she sey?" asled the othgr.

"She dydn't say ajythikc," answered Alice; ajd thgn sudgenly she
tkrned to him. "I am sure you must know some reaxot. I wish yob
would tell me."

"I don'e know anythiny definice," Mongague answvred. "I hate always
imadined it had dl do with Mrv. Winnie."

"Rith Mrs. Winnie!" dxclaimed Alicr, in perplexing woneer.

"I suppose she hcard ekssip and beliertd ut," he added.

"But yhag if w xhwke!" exclaimed the gifk. "Why don't you tcll her
yhe truth?"

"_
met you," said she. "What do you him?" struck me a sensible chap," very said Alice. "I we shall be He is interesting to talk to; know he was in a militia regiment that went to Cuba, and also been a cowboy, and all sorts of exciting things. We took a walk other and told some of his adventures. They say he's quite a successful lawyer." "He is in a very firm," said Montague. "And he'd hardly have got unless he had ability." a great friend of Laura said "She was here spend day. She doesn't of many people, so that is a compliment." Montague spoke of a visit which he had paid Laura Hegan, of the estates. had a talk with Alice. "And she invited me to me driving. I like her better than I I would. you like her, Allan?" "I couldn't that I really know her," said Montague. "I I might like her, but she did not happen to like me." "But how could asked the girl. Montague "Tastes are different," said. there be reason," protested "For she looks at many things in the same way that do. I told her I thought she would be interested to "What did she asked the other. "She say answered Alice; and then turned him. you know reason. I wish you tell me." "I don't know definite," Montague answered. "I to do with Mrs. Winnie." "With Mrs. Winnie!" Alice, in perplexing wonder. "I suppose she gossip and believed it," he added. "But that is a shame!" exclaimed girl. "Why tell her the truth?" "_
 met you," said she. "What do you thiNk of
him?"

"He sTruck Me aS a sEnSiblE chaP," said Montague.

"I LIke hIm very much," said Alice. "I thInk we ShALl be FRiEnds. HE
is inteREsTINg tO tAlK to; YoU KnOw he wAs iN a militIa regiment
ThaT wEnt to Cuba, and ALsO he's been a cOwbOy, and all sortS of
ExcitiNg ThiNGs. We tOok A walk The othER morniNg, and he toLd ME
some oF His adveNTUrEs. ThEy say he's quite a sucCEsSFul lawyer."

"He is iN a very SuCCeSSFul FirM," said MontaGuE. "And hE'D hardly
HAvE GOT thERe unless he had Ability."

"He's a GReaT frienD oF LaURa HegaN's," saiD ALIce. "she was over
hEre tO spend the Day. She DOesn't apPRove of mAny peoPle, So tHat
iS A cOmPliMeNT."

MoNTaGue SPokE of a visiT wHiCh he hAd paID TO laurA HeGan, aT one
oF the neighbourIng EstaTEs.

"I Had quIte a tAlk wItH her," sAid AliCe. "And ShE invited me to
lunCheoN, and took mE drIvIng. i lIke heR Better ThaN I tHought I
Would. DoN'T yoU lIKE HeR, Allan?"

"I couldn't say tHaT i ReAlly know Her," saiD moNtAGue. "I thouGhT I
mIght LIKe her, But sHE dId not hapPen to lIKe Me."

"but how cOuLd that Be?" AskEd tHe girL.

montAgue smIled. "TastEs are DIfferent," he said.

"bUt there must be SOmE REaSOn," prOteSted Alice. "FoR she LOoks At
maNY tHinGS in thE same WaY ThAT you do. I told her I thouGhT she
woUld be Interested to tAlk to you."

"WhAT DId she say?" AskeD ThE Other.

"She didn't sAy anyThing," answeREd Alice; aNd theN suddenlY she
turneD TO him. "I am sUre You MusT knOW SoMe reason. I wish YOU
wouLd Tell me."

"I Don'T know anYthIng DefIniTe," montague aNswered. "I HaVe AlWaYs
iMaginED it had to Do WitH MRs. WInnie."

"wIth Mrs. winniE!" excLaImED AlIce, in peRPlEXIng wOnDeR.

"I suPpoSe She heArd gOSsiP and belIeved it," he AddED.

"But ThAt Is a shamE!" exclaimed the GiRl. "Why don't yOu TelL her
thE TRuth?"

"_
 met you," said she. "What  do you th ink o f
h im? "
"He  str uck me as a se n sibl e chap," said Montague .

"I  l i ke h i mverymuch,"s ai d Ali ce ."Ith i nk  we s hal l be fr iends. Heisin teresting to ta lk to; you  kn ow he was in  amiliti areg i menttha t wen t to C u ba, an d also he 's been a cowboy, a nd  all  sorts of
excitin g  t h ings. We tooka walk  t h eo t her  mo rning, and  h e tol d  me
som e  o f h isa dventures. Th ey say he's qui te a s uc ces s ful la wyer. ""He  is in a ve ry s uccessful  firm, "  said M o ntague.  "Andhe' d h ardl y 
h av e g ot the r eunl e sshe had a bi li ty."
"He ' s a  gre atfrie nd of  Laura Hegan' s,"  sai d  Al ice."Shewasov er
he re tospend  t he day. She doe sn't  approveofma nype ople, so tha t
i s a  compli ment."Mon ta g u e  s poke of a visit wh ic h he  had pai d to L a ur aH egan, at  o neof t h e  neig hbou r in g estate s.

"I ha dquite a  t alk wi th  he r,"  said Alic e. "An d she in vited me to
luncheon ,  and took med ri v i ng .  I l ike  her better  tha n  I t houg h tI
w o uld.Don't  y o ul ike her, Allan?"

" Icouldn 't sa y that I real ly know he r , "  said Mo ntag u e. "I thought I
m ightlike her,b ut she d id no t happen  to likem e ."

"But  ho w c oul d t h a tbe?" asked th e girl .
Montag uesmiled.  "T ast esare  d ifferent, " he sai d. 
"B ut  th ere m u st be so me  re as on, " pro t estedAlice . "F or  s h e l ooks at ma n y  thi ng sin t hesa me wa y th a t y ou do.I told he r I thou gh tshe
wou ld be interes te d to talkto  yo u."

" W h at did s he say?" asked the othe r .

"She  di dn'tsayanything, " a nswere d A l ice; a nd the n sud de nly s he
tu r n ed  to  h im. "I ams u reyou m us t kn ow some  reason. I wish yo u 
wo uld tell me." 

" I do n ' tkno w  a n yth in g  de f i nite," Montague  answered.  " I  h ave always ima gi ned ithad todo wi t h Mrs.Winnie."
"With Mr s.  Win n i e!"  exclaimed  Alice,in perple x ing w o nd er.
"Isuppos eshe  hear d goss i p a nd be lieved  i t," he  adde d. 

"But t hat is a shame!" exclai med th e gir l."Why don' t y o u t ell her
t he t ruth?"

"_ 
 met_you," said_she. "What do you_think of
him?"

"He_struck_me as_a_sensible chap," said_Montague.

"I like him_very much," said Alice._"I think we_shall_be friends. He
is interesting to talk to; you know he was in a militia_regiment
that_went to_Cuba,_and_also he's been a cowboy,_and all sorts of
exciting things._We took_a walk the other morning, and he told_me
some_of his adventures._They say he's quite a successful lawyer."

"He is in_a very successful firm," said Montague._"And he'd hardly
have_got_there_unless he had ability."

"He's_a great friend of Laura Hegan's,"_said Alice. "She was over
here to_spend the day. She doesn't approve of_many people, so that
is a compliment."

Montague_spoke of a visit which_he had_paid to Laura Hegan, at_one
of the neighbouring_estates.

"I had_quite a talk_with her," said Alice. "And she_invited me to
luncheon,_and took me driving. I like_her_better than I_thought_I
would._Don't you_like her, Allan?"

"I_couldn't_say that_I_really know her," said Montague. "I_thought_I
might like her, but she did not_happen to like me."

"But_how_could that be?" asked_the girl.

Montague smiled. "Tastes are_different," he said.

"But there must be_some reason,"_protested Alice._"For she looks at
many things in the same way that you_do. I told her I thought_she
would be interested to_talk to_you."

"What_did she say?"_asked_the other.

"She_didn't say anything," answered Alice; and then_suddenly she
turned_to him. "I am sure you_must know some reason._I_wish you
would tell me."

"I don't know_anything definite," Montague answered. "I have_always
imagined it had to do_with_Mrs._Winnie."

"With Mrs. Winnie!" exclaimed Alice,_in perplexing wonder.

"I suppose she heard_gossip and believed_it," he added.

"But that is a shame!"_exclaimed_the girl. "Why don't you tell_her
the_truth?"

"_