The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 82: what you’re looking at

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afl Chik Me aes THE AMERICAN MARQUIS.) ‘© Why, Honore, you are in earnest.” Grace spoke feelingly. Clinton all at once recognized that he was making a serious matter of this trifle again. He was angry with himself. *« Dear little Grace, what a fool I am!” << T’ll never agree to any such thing, Honore.” Grace smiled. Clinton smiled and bent over her. _ **Somebody will catch you doing that some day,” said Grace, a moment later. ‘‘Now’s a good opportunity then.” And Clinton repeated his former action. he handkerchief was now far . ay from his thoughts, _ but Grace had not forgotten it, for she held it in her hand. | “Don’t you see,” she said, ‘‘the A. is on the top of the : G., and that shows how it is intended to be read! ati e¢ There, my love,” he exclaimed, gayly, “‘you denied that T was stupid, and then you go to work and prove that Tam.’ *« You are not stupid; only you’re a man——” *¢ Oh, I see; you think that all men are naturally stupid.” ** Honore, you shall not kiss me again for two hours if you interrupt me to say such things. I was going to say that men are not expected to know much about such matters.” Of course Clinton could not be alone with Grace every ) 3 minute of the day. There were whole hours at times when he was left to his own devices. These periods he usually spent lolling on the porch, waiting for Grace and dreaming about her. ‘To-day he found that his thoughts would continually revert to the initials, until at last he petulantly went to _ his room determined to have it out with those irritating © letters. Once more he took out the box.and examined the initials. He was going totry them by Grace’stest. Then he would — at least know what the initials really were, and perhaps he could then get them out of his mind. | By the test they were A. G. | “*There! That is settled. A. G. you arethen. Now! — _ hope I shall have some peace. f cOomicbooks.com.