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Presley
uttered
a
murmur
of
surprise
.
He
,
himself
,
was
a
member
of
the
club
,
and
the
presence
of
women
within
its
doors
,
except
on
special
occasions
,
was
not
tolerated
.
He
turned
to
Lyman
Derrick
for
an
explanation
,
but
this
other
had
also
seen
the
women
and
abruptly
exclaimed
:
“
I
declare
,
I
had
forgotten
about
it
.
Why
,
this
is
Ladies
’
Day
,
of
course
.
”
“
Why
,
yes
,
”
interposed
Cedarquist
,
glancing
at
the
women
over
his
shoulder
.
“
Didn
’
t
you
know
?
They
let
’
em
in
twice
a
year
,
you
remember
,
and
this
is
a
double
occasion
.
They
are
going
to
raffle
Hartrath
’
s
picture
,
—
for
the
benefit
of
the
Gingerbread
Fair
.
Why
,
you
are
not
up
to
date
,
Lyman
.
This
is
a
sacred
and
religious
rite
,
—
an
important
public
event
.
”
“
Of
course
,
of
course
,
”
murmured
Lyman
.
He
found
means
to
survey
Harran
and
Magnus
.
Certainly
,
neither
his
father
nor
his
brother
were
dressed
for
the
function
that
impended
.
He
had
been
stupid
.
Magnus
invariably
attracted
attention
,
and
now
with
his
trousers
strapped
under
his
boots
,
his
wrinkled
frock
coat
—
Lyman
twisted
his
cuffs
into
sight
with
an
impatient
,
nervous
movement
of
his
wrists
,
glancing
a
second
time
at
his
brother
’
s
pink
face
,
forward
curling
,
yellow
hair
and
clothes
of
a
country
cut
.
But
there
was
no
help
for
it
.
He
wondered
what
were
the
club
regulations
in
the
matter
of
bringing
in
visitors
on
Ladies
’
Day
.
“
Sure
enough
,
Ladies
’
Day
,
”
he
remarked
,
“
I
am
very
glad
you
struck
it
,
Governor
.
We
can
sit
right
where
we
are
.
I
guess
this
is
as
good
a
place
as
any
to
see
the
crowd
.
It
’
s
a
good
chance
to
see
all
the
big
guns
of
the
city
.
Do
you
expect
your
people
here
,
Mr
.
Cedarquist
?
”
“
My
wife
may
come
,
and
my
daughters
,
”
said
the
manufacturer
.
“
Ah
,
”
murmured
Presley
,
“
so
much
the
better
.
I
was
going
to
give
myself
the
pleasure
of
calling
upon
your
daughters
,
Mr
.
Cedarquist
,
this
afternoon
.
”
“
You
can
save
your
carfare
,
Pres
,
”
said
Cedarquist
,
“
you
will
see
them
here
.
”
No
doubt
,
the
invitations
for
the
occasion
had
appointed
one
o
’
clock
as
the
time
,
for
between
that
hour
and
two
,
the
guests
arrived
in
an
almost
unbroken
stream
.
From
their
point
of
vantage
in
the
round
window
of
the
main
room
,
Magnus
,
his
two
sons
,
and
Presley
looked
on
very
interested
.
Cedarquist
had
excused
himself
,
affirming
that
he
must
look
out
for
his
women
folk
.
Of
every
ten
of
the
arrivals
,
seven
,
at
least
,
were
ladies
.
