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A SOCIAL METHOR., 134 would be best for her to retire early, and pres- ently the two men rose to go. “By the way, Persuade, where are you stop- ping ?” asked Lee. “At the Fifth Avenue.” “Good. Soam I. We’ll walk around together. Have a cigar, old man.” Ray, leaning on Georgie’s shoulder, watched Lee pull on his gloves. ‘“Then we’ll see you to-morrow a little before six,” she said, as he buttoned the last button. His face fell. “Not before?” he asked. “Mayn’t I come around to luncheon ?”’ “No, please, for I’ve lots of giana to attend to, and shall be busy all the morning,” answered Ray. “But, Georgie, you'll be at liberty, won’t you ?” “No,” replied Ray, without giving the young girl a chance to answer,” “she’s going out with me, and we both want to rest in the afternoon. You can manage to occupy yourself somehow until the evening, can’t you? Tell him he must, cherries’ Then, as Georgie still made no reply, Lee slowly took up his cane and said: EORMICE OC) S (E©)