“And you will send for her to-morrow?”

“Yes, my darling. She will be here by the 20th of the month.”

“Good! And now, Lester, you may have just one kiss, and I must go.”

She put up her lips, and raised on the tips of her toes to meet his kiss.

“Oh!—oh!—don’t smother me, Lester,” disengaging herself.

“Will I see you here to-morrow evening?” he anxiously asked.

“I don’t know; but you can come,” laughing as she passed through the door.

CHAPTER XIV