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 knee pants. If you 'll meet me at Swift and Prang's clothing store at half-past six to-night we 'll see what they can do to fit you out with clothes that are more suitable to your style. I think they should include trousers of the most correct and elegant cut."

Chesterfield, Jr., was a small boy whose views of life and conduct, when not exalted by the inspiration of the goddess of his youthful heart, Miss Neville, were eminently practical and clear-headed. He knew that he would not have undertaken the heroic rôle he had except for her. That Davidson should feel constrained to some return for the benefit he had incidentally derived from it was only a worthy sentiment on his part. But if Chesterfield accepted this largess of clothing it was still principally through thought of her. She would see him in the trousers!

"I 'll be there," he replied briefly.