"Then 1," elucidated Miss Norris, "have been eating some one else's dinner!" Un the contrary," said Mrs. Gregg, Miss Morrison has been eating yours! Isn't it too delicious. he lions went to the wrong: houses, that's all. Come on, this mistaken identity matter has to be straightened out some Mime or other and i'm not going to miss Daphne Gray's face when she finds out that she's staged her feminist dinner for an entomologist. We wouldn't for the world have so cial rivalries on the mountain side, but we do fight for the possession of a celebrity.'' And as by this time Mrs. Gregg had marshalled her forces well to—wards tthe verandah, she called out "Sorry to interrupt your game, Waphne, but what do you mean by absconding with Mrs. Ashton's Nature Study Prodigy?'
"It we hadnt finished the rubber I'd throw you over the moun-Xain and have you explain your foolishnesses to-morrow morning, responded Mrs Gray, amiably, but as it is come on—up all of you. have some ice-cream and meet Miss Norris—Tess Norris you know,"
"Gh yes, we know her.
We had to have a substitute when you kidnapped Miss Morrison, so Miss Norris was kind enough to come ty" Mrs. Ashton's," explained Mrs. Gregg, trying not to be superior. 'Don't mind that foolish Lilian Gregg, Miss Norris." appealed the hostess, '"she'!l be more ional after the ice-cream." "But I am Elizabeth Morrison, didn't you know 1 was?' gasped her surprised "A great light breaks upon me, Miss Morrison," said_the other guest of the evening, coming forward to take her hand. You came up to the Hotel tonigi. didn't you? And you found an invitation to dinner? And started ow! to find the house alone and unaided? Just so. And were so hospitably welcomed and, well—taken for granted, that you hardly knew who you were. Then I can't see that we have any cause for complaint, and indeed 1've gained a reputation for nature Jore which shall never willingly lose again."
Therels room for congratulation all round," said Mrs. Gray, doubt whether I should have dared ask Miss Morrison to Auction her first evening here, and now she will never be able to escape the card sharps" clutches. All this and Miss Norris, too, is the way I regard it. But Barbara Ashton! Let's call her down im-! mediately, and reintroduce Mokanshan's notabilities, after which we 1 will adjourn to the den and reconstruct all our arrangements."
"Yes," added Mrs. Gregg maliviously, "Your lions will have to
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