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 in her cousin Amelia's pretty cart with the Carleton crest on harness and trappings. He followed on horseback, meeting her at every turn. In the afternoon he was always in attendance, even if there were other men about, and in society she was the only woman under fifty with whom he ever exchanged a remark.

This absolute devotion was rather attractive to Gladys. She was amused by the big, handsome man who was so entirely of the world worldly, in most respects, and yet seemed so perfectly unaccustomed to the ways of women.

He had a fund of interesting experiences to relate, and, being gifted with a powerful imagination and a vivid faculty of description, he was never at a loss for an anecdote of travel or adventure.

His stories of life in Australia were thrilling and full of crisp humor. He knew Russia and the other northern countries of Europe, as well as the more frequented