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130 A SOCIAL METEOR. which she did just before dinner was on the table. All through the evening Ray’s conduct was ex- emplary; no one could have found a single fault with her. She kept the conversational ball a-roll- ing all the time and charmed them all by her ready wit. She took only a little claret with her meal, and did without her customary sip of cognac, though she looked longingly toward the decanter once or twice. She was like a child who hopes by “being good”’ to-day to be rewarded to-morrow. She was all sweetness and consideration toward Georgie, and tried her best to thaw the ice which she felt on both sides of her, but with very indif- ferent success. Lee was distinctly glum, and Georgie was un- usually quiet, eating little and saying less. She smiled now and then, however, at some of Peter’s nonsense or one of Ray’s bright remarks. Seeing that they two were likely to do most of the talk- ing, and wishing to lend a helping hand, this young man started off on his favorite topic of con- versation, money, and became so engrossed in his subject that he scarcely ate a morsel. Ray, lean- ing her elbows on the table listened to him with shining eyes. Eomicbooks.Go