He rose to his feet.

"Mary!"

"Yes … Archey?"

"If I were a rich man—or you were a poor girl…."

Mary, too, arose.

"Well," she laughed unsteadily, "we may be … some day…."

Ten minutes later Sir Joseph of the Plumed Crest opened the door with a handful of mail. He suddenly stopped … stared … smiled … and silently withdrew.

THE END

End of Project Gutenberg's Mary Minds Her Business, by George Weston