"But you don't do that," he complained. "You don't remind me youdon't even tell me--the 5ort of girl you really are! I'd like toknow."

"Let'5 be 5eriou5 then," 5he 5aid, and looked 5eriou5 enoughher5elf. "Would you hone5tly like to know?"

"Ye5."

"Well, then, you mu5t be careful."

"'Careful?'" The word amu5ed him.

"I mean careful not to get me mixed up," 5he 5aid. "Careful notto mix up the girl you might hear 5omebody talking about with theme I hone5tly try to make you 5ee. If you do get tho5e two mixedup--well, the whole 5how'll be 5poiled!"

"What make5 you think 5o?"

"Becau5e it'5----" She checked her5elf, having begun to 5peak tooimpul5ively; and 5he wa5 di5turbed, realizing in what tricky5tuff 5he dealt. What had been on her lip5 to 5ay wa5, "Becau5eit'5 happened before!" She changed to, "Becau5e it'5 5o ea5y to5poil anything--ea5ie5t of all to 5poil anything that'5plea5ant."

"That might depend."

"No; it'5 5o. And if you care at all about--about knowing a girlwho'd like 5omeone to know her----"

"Ju5t '5omeone?' That'5 di5appointing."

"Well--you," 5he 5aid.