"No, don't," urged the youth, coolly. "He'll be giving me a testimonial."

Leah laughed good-humouredly. "Well, good-bye," and she shook hands. "Thanks for your company. Joan has enjoyed it immensely."

"And you?"

"Ah!" with a sigh and a twinkle, "think what I have lost."

"Meaning me?"

"Meaning you, man of lightning moods. Philanthropy, love--ten minutes of each. Shall I see you in London?"

"Oh--er--yes. But if I can annex this schooner at a fair price, I'm thinking of a cruise."

"In Pacific waters?"

He grew red and uneasy, shifting from one foot to the other. "I might."

"That means, you will. H'm! The first case I ever knew of a man being off with the new love and on with the old. But"--she held up a finger--"I claim a visit before you go."