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Margaret flushed. "No, I don't. It's the other way. I never saw

anybody so rude. He does not seem to have any saving sense of the

proper thing."

"He's a man, dearie, and a good one. He may be untrammeled by

convention, but he is clean and brave. He has eyes that look

through cowardice and treachery, fine strong eyes that are honest

and unafraid."

"Dear me, you must have studied them a good deal to see all that

in them," said Miss Peggy lightly, yet pleased withal.

"My dear," reproached her friend, so seriously that Peggy

repented.

"I didn't really mean it," she laughed. "I've heard already on

good authority that you see no man's eyes except the handsome

ones in the face of Mr. Tim Collins."

"I do think Tim has fine eyes," blushed the accused.

"No doubt of it. Since you have been admiring my young man I must

praise yours," teased Miss Kinney.

"Am I to wish you joy? I didn't know he was your young man,"

flashed back the other.

"I understand that you have been trying to put him off on me."