epidation of voice, "I want
you to know Mr. Gollop. And I'd like to have you like him, because you
see, I'm going to marry him, if you do."

Jimmy had been tempted to run; but now stood bending his head forward,
blinking, and holding his breath in astonishment

"Martin--Martin--Mr. Martin--and you are not Martin, but are Mr. Sayers,
and----"

But the man he had known as Martin smiled, for the moment ignored him,
permitted his daughter to cling to him, and as he caressed her hair with
tender fingers, said soothingly, "There! There! Don't be afraid of me,
my girl. I've known this boy Jim for some time. I knew that he knew you,
and I satisfied myself what sort he was, too, before things went too
far. I never did like Granger. When you first told me that you had met
Granger here in New York, I knew it couldn't be so, because I had seen
him going through Media City on the previous day to keep some political
appointment. And then I met Jim, and--I fooled him a little bit because
I wanted to know just what sort of a man it was who had dared to look at
you, and to take you to a horse show. Let go now! Let go, while Jim and
I shake hands. But--inasmuch as your mother has always belonged to the
Granger party, I suppose--I suppose she'll just raise hell! That's a
part of the affair that I reckon you two had best leave to me. There's
time enough, because, mark you both, there'll be no wedding bells in
this firm until Jim satisfies me that he can make good."

And then he turned discreetly to hang up his overcoat and hat as if
unaware that Mary Allen, struggling artist, and Bill Jones, Pirate,
jubilant and unabashed, were again in each others' arms.

THE END

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FLORENCE L. BARCLAY'S NOVELS

May be had wherever books are sold. Ask for Grosset & Dunlap's list.

THE WHITE LADIES OF WORCESTER

A novel of the 12th Century. The heroine, believing she had lost her
lover, enters a convent. He returns, and interesting developments
follow.

THE UPAS TREE

A love story of rare charm. It deals with a successful author and his
wife.

THROUGH THE POSTERN GATE

The story of a seven day courtship, in which the discrepancy in ages
vanished into insignificance before the convincing demonstration of
abiding love.

THE ROSARY

The story of a young artist who is reputed to love beauty above all else
in the world, but who, when blinded through an accident, gains life's
greatest h