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FLAMING

YOUTH

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youth, “and Ive done it. And now you're throwing me down.” 7 “Oh, come areund later, sai eben carelessly. She sipped inte Scott's arms, ay “Don't let enyeae cat in.” After afewtures checoms” ee tieaRamtreettebtceriogmcss we've had a dance together.” “Te might be a thousand years in its effect en yom ee

ealled me?—your wise and guiding frend.* “Arent you that now? You must abrays he,” aul returned quickly. “And for me only. De you Hike CGissig,-

Mr. Scott?” “Tmmensely.

She's charming.”

“Better than me?” challenged Pat.

Sate msewere affthn:doce hnconght bacSes for a moment and felt the httle, excited access of laughter”

which ran through her body hike a tearless soh “What | do you think?” he queried.

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Her cheek fluttered against his. “Then that’s a right.” she breathed. “You dear! whispered Scott. He falt himself losing”

his head ; told himself that this was inexcusable foolishness, — unfair, unworthy, sterile trifiing with eull chance. Yet be lacked the foree to draw back.

Wook] you mindverymuch.” asked Patdeprecatiaglil after a pause, “if I remeged on the fifth extra?* _

“Indeed I should!

Unless"—he

tried for a light

tone—“there’s some special reason for it, seach asthat you,* dont want to give it to me.”

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that dance would straighten me out. . . I thought

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