[XI. DIFFERENT ESTIMATES]

[XII. SOMETHING HAPPENED]

[XIII. AN ALLY]

[XIV. HOUSES, AND DRESSES, AND SPOONS]

[XV. “FOOLS”]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[“MY BROTHER HAD PLANNED THAT THE PLACE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO RAY.” Frontispiece]

[THE STREAM OF COMPLIMENT WAS STILL FLOWING]

[WITH THIS PARTING THRUST JEAN VANISHED, LAUGHING AS SHE WENT]

[“WHO SHOULD WEAR IT BUT HER NAMESAKE?”]