Two pairs of eyes stared at mine with a prying gaze.

Gwendolyn leaned forward and grasped my hand.

“Who in the world is he in love with?” she asked, eagerly. “Tell me at once.”

“Himself!” Mrs. Norris exclaimed, before I could answer.

“No; with Gwendolyn,” I ventured.

Both seemed to relax suddenly, and their backs touched the upholstery.

“I haven't a doubt of it,” was my firm assertion.

The fair maid leaned toward me again.

“You misguided man!” she exclaimed. “Why do you think that?”

“For many reasons and—one,”