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224 A SOCIAL METEOR. in Baltimore for two years. Itook a house in the pleasantest part of the city and turned it into the most delightful little home ever occupied by two lovers. I had to run up to New York about once every three months to see how my affairs were getting along, but I always hurried back as fast as I could to my wife and child.” “This is too amusing, Peter,” interrupted Georgie, ‘“‘to think of your being a husband and father without one of us knowing anything about it. No wonder you are soeccentric. But go on.” “Those two years fairly flew by, and at the end of them we found that we had quite an extensive circle of friends. Edith was fond of society, and loved to entertain (which she could do as well as any woman I ever knew), and I was glad to see her enjoy herself. Her voice was exquisite, and as she was always obliging when asked to sing, she soon became very popular. “She never alluded to her theatrical career, and not one of her new acquaintances even suspected that she had once danced in gauze to the delight of the gilded youth of New York. She seemed as happy as the day was long, and was the pride and delight of my life. Things went swimmingly with us until one day, without a word of warning, (Ef) “i a : Gomicbooks