But he was still undecided as to the course he should pursue.

But he should determine that to-night.

At present there seemed no chance of talking to her alone--she was unconcernedly conversing with Milly and Mrs.Woods, and already the visitors who had been invited to this hurried levee in his honor were arriving.

In view of his late indiscretion, he nervously exerted his fullest powers, and in a very few minutes was surrounded by a breathless and admiring group of worshipers.

A ludicrous resemblance to the scene in the Golden Gate Hotel passed through his mind; he involuntarily turned his eyes to seek Yerba in the half-fear, half-expectation of meeting her mischievous smile.