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 beside Felix, with a smile, gallantly waving, and calling a last bright, crisp 'good-bye,' as the car fussed and sputtered out of the drive.

'How sporting,' remarked Judith in a low tone to Roger beside her.

He didn't reply. He couldn't, for the little car was bearing away beyond his sight and beyond his reach the woman that he loved!

'Kauffman?' brightly Sheilah inquired an hour later. 'Did you say the name of the woman who bought the doll-house was Kauffman?'

She simply must control her wayward thoughts, her wayward feelings, still quivering with disappointment because there hadn't been an opportunity to see Roger alone to say good-bye to him properly.

'Yes,' replied Felix, 'Kauffman, or Hoffman—something like that.'

But their eyes had met for a moment, after she had taken her place beside Felix and the car had begun to move—for a precious moment, for there had been a strange new light in Roger's eyes, a sort of scorching brightness, as if, it occurred to Sheilah now, the sherry had suddenly caught fire.

'She lived in Chicago somewhere,' Felix was saying. 'It was like this. You see. . . ' he went