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                                    deposited  at  the  other  end  of  the  room

                                    by  the  wall,  while  Fullerton,  completely
                                    mastered by  his  irritation,  stood  in  front

                                    of  her.
                                       “  You  imp,1'  he  cried,  11 I  have  a mind

                                    to  break your impudent little  head.”
                                       " If  you  touch  me,  I ’11  tell  papa,  and

                                    he  will  have  you  punished/’  cried Wili­
                                    fred  with  flaming  cheeks.

                                       “ Your  papa  indeed!  I  suppose  you
                                    mean  old  Bagley.       If  you  don’t  want  to

                                    get yourself into  trouble  tell  me  directly

                                    what you  have done  with  that  paper/’
                                       But  Wilifred  was  too  angry  to  an­

                                    swer.     “  Let  me  go,”  she  screamed.
                                    “ Mrs.  Bagley!  Mrs.  Bagley!  Mrs,  Bag­

                                    le y !5'
                                       There  was  a scuffle  of feet in  the  hall,

                                    and  immediately  the  room  was  tilled
                                    with  young  men.

                                       “ The  slavey  is  rantankarous,  is n’t
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