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Walter started and coloured hotly at his tone, while Ruby turned and regarded the man with a look of surprise. Walter, however, recovered his com- posure instantly, and approaching the young girl, he said, with a smile ; “JT have been waiting for an oppor tunity to restore your lly; though Iam not suro but that—to the ‘ victor belong the spoils.’ ” *'That’s so,” cried Mr Ruggles, who had not been unobservant of Mdmund's jealousy during the evening, and was now boiling inwardly at his recent overbearing, manner ; “She won in the race, and he should have the trophy.” Ruby glanced up with an answering smile at Walter, while a spirit of mischief and defiance suddenly tock possession of her. She resolved that he shoultl have the lily, just to punish the man who had been so insolent to him. “The trophy is certainly not a very valuable one,” she said, { | “* What's aught but tis valued,’” Walter quoted, lightly, but with a very ‘carnest look in his eyes, notwithstanding, , _.. What nongonso, Walter: . Cau’t you see that Miss Gordon is very weary? Give her tho flower, and do not detains her longer,” said Edmund Carpenter, coming forward aml speaking impatiently. eamjidheaites:com