was only too obviously her adoring slave. Already there had been hints
of their engagement. Had i been that ace, i should have felt no small
discomposure at the sight of the girls face when she first saw the
changed and matured weeping scion of three years before. After the first
flash of recognition she had developed on that expressive face of hers a
look of wonder and almost pathetic questioning, and, i thought, who knew
and loved the child, already something deeper and sweeter. Young david,
after greeting the star of the evening, took a modest rear seat as
befitted his rank. But when the bonnie lassie announced doggy, it was