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A SOCIAL METEOR. 265 deliberately throw me over and go back to him, after promising herself to me, I caznot under- stand. Ah, well, live and learn.” Ray laid her cool soft fingers upon his wrist. “Let her go,” she urged, “after a while you’ll forget her and life will once more be pleasant to you, and the sooner you put her out of your mind, the better it will be for you. Let her have Jack, and marry him if she likes. As for me, I will never speak to her again—I couldn’t, after her heartlessness to you. Then, when we are . settled in our humble new home, you will come and see us occasionally, will you not?” He recovered himself, with an effort, and took both her hands in his. “Come to see you?” he repeated. “Of course I will, and will be only too glad of the oppor- tunity, God bless you! Let me say right here, _ though, before we drop the subject forever, if another girl, no matter if she be even as attract- ive as Helen herself, causes me the loss of an hour’s sleep, I will give up all my worldly pos- sessions the following day, and become an out- cast. I’ve done with love and all thoughts of matrimony. I wouldn’t undergo such suffering as I have gone through the past few days, for any consideration. I feel ten years older.” She pressed his hands warmly, in reply. “And now,” he resumed, looking earnestly Gomichbooks (E(@)