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"Int-Ice 60in’ hunt“ Wight inspection of passenzers," 0d Wallis glibly.’ "Po see whether they're all right, you know. Pm afraid you're not feeling too id], yourself."

The power o! suggestion contri- buted to the othex-‘s growing dis- hua. “You're dead right, I'm not (filing so hot." he agreed. "I'm looling terrible."

‘This way." The sympathetic aide piloted him across the sill, duped him on the rail and left him to his own adjustments,

“Dblouiatfi ltiaida welcomed Ill!!! bu]: with a flattering smile“

“Still qualifying for the role of flip’: darling, I see," he commented.

"Now I don't think that's nice of you,” aha returned with paIhOS,

when I just came up for all‘. Do

make i. habit of being in the ht spot at the right tinle?“

"Oh. I've got better habits than Int."

"In one o! ‘em mystery? Do you ‘how, I've quite a curiosity about

"No mystery. My hfe is an open

"Mir. lkletzlger gave me l1 lead. 0r was it warning? He tells me that you are a swell guy and that to know you is to love you."

“Met/zy does me no more than histice," {Bplled the young man modestly.

"What g comforting opinion of oneself to have! I've never met a real man-abaut-town before. How l0 you get to be one?‘

“Oh, you knock around. Drop in It places, you know.

"What kind of places? I suppose you go everywhere," she surmised with l. look intended to evince in- genuoul admiration.

“I've got the entry to the best house in New York," he averred.

"And the night hie of the Qitv? That's second nature to you, I'm lure."

"More than I have o! it would Ireck my health."

"Isn't a mail-about-tovrn sup- Ese to keep l. yarht? I love yacht-

gt.

"Sorry. Just at the moment I haven't a yacht m commission"

"A stahlo, though. surely."

She mistook his grin for a smile of complaconvyn One of my entries 100k a. blue this winter."

"At the New York show?"

"Yes."

‘Rollin?’ lshe was enjoying this. But how far would he go?» "What was the nanw?"

"Nightmare nut o1 Indigestion by Mince Pie."

"Oh. yrs? Drive yourself?“

"I always do."

“Isn't llut too marvelous! I can't tell you how impressed and thrilled l am. Mr. Kane. It's a real })i'l\'l|l‘<,£P to meet a high-pow- urccl imglnatlon like yours."

"Imagination?" He looked injured. 'D‘you mean I'm a liar."

"Why, Mist-er Kane! Who could possible think of such a thing?"

"If overs/thing isn't a hundred per l-rnt true.“ he asserted with impressive deliberation. "I'll pay (or the next Wnndertrip myself."

"with Mr. Metziger as chapel-on."

"Mrtzy is doing the best he knows. Hel: a good sort, if you make l-n allowance or two. Don't let him fret your nervous system."

"There's a. bit too much ‘Do’ or Don't‘, though. I thought I was letting a vavation."

"Yes. you mentioned that. But you didn't specify from what."

She pondered. “From life. I ex- pect. I've never had that kind of hcation. Have you?"

“Nobody ever has."

"Now you're trying to discour- age me. Never mind. I'm declaring a moratorium for myself. For nine lays nothing counts. Whatever hamens 1s wiped off the 51m fur- lver afterward. You and Mr. Metzlgel" and Mr. Ayrnon and the ship with everyone on it." She made a. gesture of sweeping dis- persal.

"And, like rm insubstantial dood- ad faded.

leaves not a whoof behind." the declaimvd. "Shakespeare, in use you don't recognize it."

"Thanks. I think I get your idea. hterlude wvithout aftermath."

“Interlude without aftermath,“ lhe repeatrvl slowly. "I like that .....I like you. Wally."

"Think it'll last nine days?" he asked anxiously.

“If you're nice to me. l think I'd better go back and dance now."

Through the window he watched her floating in the arms nf n suc- cession n! partners. Prom what was aha escaping. to what returning after the interlude of the nine-day Wondertrlp which she was savor- ing with so avid an appetite? He nrmised that the large and violent passenger who had so abruptly In- jected hlmself into the proceedings at the last moment figured some- Ihere in it.

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