cee_! My own family pride is humbled to the dust."

"Nonsense!" laughed Patty, "the Van Reypen stock can hold its own!"

And then they quickly got ready and started for home.

Farnsworth took the wheel, and invited Patty to sit beside him.

This left Van Reypen and Alice together in the tonneau, and neither
objected to the arrangement.

They conversed softly as the car sped swiftly along, and Phil realised
how beautiful was the dear face beside him, now that worry and care had
been replaced by happiness and love.

"But I don't see how you _can_ forgive me," Alice said, "I did such a
_dreadful_ thing."

"I forgive you for two reasons," Van Reypen returned, "first, because
you didn't appreciate the real _wrong_ you were doing, and second,
because I _love_ you. Love you enough to forgive far more than that!"

"You'll never have to forgive me for anything again, for I'm never going
to do anything you'll disapprove of. I'm among nice people forever
now,--and I'm going to learn to be like them."

"You're one of the 'nice people' yourself, by birth, and your name is
among the best. But I doubt if I can learn to call you 'Alice.' To me,
you will always be 'Brownie',--my own Brownie girl."

"I like that best," she said, contentedly, and smiled happily at Philip
as his hand clasped hers, and his eyes carried a message of love that
needed no spoken word to tell of its depth and sincerity.

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