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THE YOUNG DUCHESS; OR, MEMOIRS OF A LADY OF QUALITY. OF » AN ~ oT. ~ =. “1? what? eh?” ejaculated Casey, with min-‘ me back my five thousand pounds—the money gled surprise and anger depicted upon his sallow , that you told me you would double for me—the and hard-lined countenance. “You are mocking ; sum which I advanced with reluctance and even me, Mr. Warren !” | with misgiving I can’t think how I was such “Not a bit of it. Iwas merely about to ob-, a fool ” serve that you expressed the most friendly in-} ‘I tell you what it is, Mr. Pringle,” interrupted tentions, to the extent that you were quite pre-|\the stockbroker ; ‘if you use such terms But pared to apply to the Lord Mayor for a warrant! what is the matter with you now?” against me; or else take out asummonsinthe; ‘ Yow said—you said,” gasped Casey ; and he ” Bankruptcy Court.” trenibled visibly,—‘‘ you said some name “Well, sir, and if I did thus express myself,”| ‘Did I ? Oh, perhaps in the hurry of discourse said Casey, savagely, “I felt that I was justified. ; I addressed you by your proper name instead of How you came to learn that I made use of such} your assumed one.” threats, I know not and scarcely care: but Ishall; “My assumed one?” repeated Casey, eyeing assuredly put them into foree——” the sfockbroker with the most intense anxiety. “What! threats to me?” ejaculated the stock-| ‘“‘ Why, yes,” exelaimed Warren, now affecting broker. ‘ How dare you, sir " a certain degree of impatience. “ Do you think “ How dare I? Iwill soon show you. Give|Iam ignorant of the fact that you are Rupert No. 13.—Turz Youne Ducnzss. eo Connicloooks Colin